Writer/Director - "Dry January"

C.J. Arellano mixes horror and fantasy to confront our darkest impulses and laugh at them.
His award-winning films have screened at festivals around the world. His unproduced feature, a queer supernatural thriller, was selected for Tribeca Film Festival’s development marketplace. C.J. won grand prizes in the Asian American International Film Festival Screenplay Competition and the Chicago International Film Festival’s Pitch at Industry Days.
C.J. is fueled by hope, spreadsheets, snarky idealism, ube ice cream, and posting stupid stuff on Instagram stories. He is based in NYC.