C.J. Arellano
Writing
Known For

Art Johnston and Pepe Peña are civil rights leaders whose life and love is a force behind LGBTQ+ equality in the heart of the country. Their iconic gay bar, Sidetrack, has helped fuel movements and create community for decades in Chicago's queer enclave. But, behind the business and their historic activism exists a love unlike any other.
Art and Pep

When Maya commits to a month of sobriety and takes up sculpting as a hobby, her crab sculpture terrorizes her former drinking buddy, her brother Toby.
Dry January

Gary takes Nico to his family farm, where both are possessed by unseen forces.
The Appraiser
A horror short.
Parasitic

Billy passionately welcomes home his boyfriend, Kevin... but their relationship is not what it seems. Based on a true story, Boyfriends explores modern gay culture and the desperate things we do to find intimacy.
Boyfriends

A man suspects his boyfriend is a demon.
Griffica

A celebratory dinner party unravels when the guests find out the host doesn't follow the news.