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C.J. Arellano

  • Editor
  • Director
  • Producer
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A talking tapeworm forms in the stomach of a lonely, snobby high school boy.
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Parasitic (2009)
C.J. Arellano is known for Griffica (2021), Boyfriends (2024) and Mind Over Marriage (2014).
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Griffica (2021)
    Griffica
    6.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 2021
    Boyfriends (2024)
    Boyfriends
    6.5
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2024
    Mind Over Marriage
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2014
    Parasitic
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2009

    Credits

    IMDbPro

    Editor

    • Bleed Like Me (2025)
      Bleed Like Me
      4.6
      • Editor
      • 2025
    • In the Jungle (2025)
      In the Jungle
      • Editor
      • 2025
    • Boyfriends (2024)
      Boyfriends
      6.5
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2024
    • Ben Mathew, Will Wilhelm, Bradley Halverson, and Katherine Bellantone in Apolitical (2024)
      Apolitical
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2024
    • Art and Pep (2022)
      Art and Pep
      7.6
      • Editor
      • 2022
    • Pulling the Thread (2020)
      Pulling the Thread
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • Left Behind (2020)
      Left Behind
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • On the Edge (2020)
      On the Edge
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • Ky Dickens in Critical Condition (2019)
      Critical Condition
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Gina
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Zero Weeks (2017)
      Zero Weeks
      8.0
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Mind Over Marriage
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Selfloathepin
      Short
      • motion graphics editor
      • 2011
    • Drawing Underwater
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2010
    • Vote Naked (2010)
      Vote Naked
      Video
      • Editor
      • 2010

    Director

    • Dry January (2025)
      Dry January
      7.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Boyfriends (2024)
      Boyfriends
      6.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • The Appraiser (2024)
      The Appraiser
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Griffica (2021)
      Griffica
      6.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Gina
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • John Loos: Too Big for this World (2017)
      John Loos: Too Big for this World
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Hipster Cannibal
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Across the Sky
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Mind Over Marriage
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Brown Girl Problems (2014)
      Brown Girl Problems
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Drawing Underwater
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Parasitic
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009

    Producer

    • Dry January (2025)
      Dry January
      7.7
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • The Appraiser (2024)
      The Appraiser
      Short
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Gina
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2017
    • John Loos: Too Big for this World (2017)
      John Loos: Too Big for this World
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Hipster Cannibal
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Across the Sky
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2014
    • Mind Over Marriage
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Call Me Crazy (2013)
      Call Me Crazy
      8.2
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2013
    • Drawing Underwater
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Parasitic
      Short
      • producer
      • 2009
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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