Jarell started as researcher and writer for a real-life anthology drama on Philippine TV. This experience deepened his interest in making films that explore the lives
of people living in the margins of society. His short film Victor won best film at Cinemalaya Independent FF 2012, Stars in the City won best director at Metro Manila FF 2016 and City of Gold won best short film at 67th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts Sciences 2018. He attended Busan Asian Film School 2018, Nantes Produire Au Sud 2021, TFL Scriptlab 2022 for his project, Diwalwal.