Ramaa Mosley

Ramaa Devi Mosley (born October 29, 1981) is an American filmmaker, director, and writer based in Los Angeles.

She began directing commercials, music videos, and documentaries at 16-years-old.

She is also an activist, known for raising national and international awareness about the importance of education of girls globally and supporting the victims of the Chibok schoolgirl kidnapping in Nigeria by using social media to raise global awareness.

Mosley was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mosley is the daughter of Marilyn Mosley Gordanier and Rick Mosley and has two brothers, Raphael and Michael.

Mosley was born on an Ashram and grew up in Ojai, California, where she attended Laurel Springs school.

She is married to Cameron Gray (2004) and has two children.

Mosley has directed three documentaries, We Can Make A Difference, Two Seasons and Home, and Girl Rising.

Mosley has written and directed two short films, The Brass Teapot and Grace.

In 2011, she won the Audience Choice Award at Dance Camera West for her short film In Dreams I Run Wild.

Mosley has directed the feature film The Brass Teapot and directed the Afghanistan segment of 10x10's feature film Girl Rising.

Mosley co-wrote and directed the feature film Tatterdemalion.

At the age of 16, Mosley began directing music videos.

By the age of 19, Mosley was directing award-winning national and international commercials for clients such as Adidas, ESPNW, and Powerade.

Most recently, Mosley has directed commercials for ESPN, Levi's, and Nike.

The Brass Teapot starring Juno Temple and Michael Angarano was shot for a budget of 850k over 21 days in the summer of 2012.

In October 2013, Mosley launched Adolescent Content.

Adolescent is a "GenZ Global Creative Youth Studio": with think tank, production company and digital platform dedicated to content made for youth by youth.

The production company represents young directors ages 11 to 26 years old for work directing commercials, branded contented, web series, television, and films.

Their directors have recently completed campaigns for Beats Music Apps, Diesel, ESPN, American Girl, Vice, Tom's Shoes, Disney, and Skype.

Adolescent Content represents teen and young millennial directors, photographers and social media influencers (as young as 11 years old).

She has given a Ted Talk about the advantages of being a teen director called "The Power of Adolescent Directors".

The movie premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film festival where it was warmly received.

New York-based distribution company Magnolia Picture inked a deal for The Brass Teapot, which Mosley shot in Upstate New York.

The film was released on April 5, 2013.

In Movie Nation, critic Roger Moore says of The Brass Teapot, "Equal parts dark and comically disturbing, "The Brass Teapot" is a fantasy parable for our times, a film that literally equates pain with greed."

In Variety, chief international Film Critic Peter Debruge called the movie "a fresh riff on 'be careful what you wish for; fables".

Film Journal said of it "Few farces have started out with such an outlandish premise, but director Ramaa Mosley has complete conviction in it that, along with the engaging lead performances, keep the comedy percolating."

and of Mosley's directing of the actor's, Hollywood Reporter critic Frank Schenk says, "The two leads deliver highly appealing performances, with the comely Temple showing no reluctance to frequently doff most of her clothing and Angarano displaying an offbeat comic sensibility."

Paste Magazine's film critic, Leland Montgomery says of Mosley, "Though The Brass Teapot is Ramaa Mosley's first feature, it feels as if it's steered by a much more experienced hand. The story is set up and unfolds in a very subtle, nuanced manner that enriches each reveal. Though the story is sweet, Mosley mostly avoids sentimentalism and keeps the plot grounded, despite the supernatural elements."

Debruge of Variety said of Mosley " Despite the inherent perversity of the concept, Mosley succeeds in maintaining a certain sweetness throughout. Even more impressively, she makes her low-budget enterprise look as slick as most midrange studio comedies, demonstrating herself a director with both imagination and technical ingenuity. If she wishes to work again, The Brass Teapot is likely to make it so."

Mosley's second feature film the dramatic thriller Tatterdemalion, was shot in the Ozarks starring Leven Rambin, Taylor John Smith and Jim Parrack.

The film premiered at The Heartland Film Festival, Bentonville Film Festival, Florida Film Festival and screened in film festivals nationally and internationally to wide acclaim.

The film was written by Mosley and Tim Macy and went on to win Best Narrative Film at Kansas City Film Festival.

In December 2015, Adolescent launched their original scripted division, focused on the creation and distribution of entertainment content "created by youth for youth".

On September 16, 2016, Adolescent Content launched their digital platform www.adolescent.net.

She is considered to be one of the most successful female commercial directors in the industry, winning multiple awards including a Clio in 2018 for the Chevrolet "Goal Keeper" Campaign and, to date, Mosley has won best director at the First Glance Film Festival for her short film Grace.

In February 2018, Mosley completed commercial campaigns for South West Airlines and Fuji Instax and won a Clio for her direction of the Chevrolet "Goal Keeper's" Campaign.

Adolescent's recent Instagram series "The Out There" aired its second season in June 2018.

Mosley's first feature film, was based on the comic book series that Mosley and Tim Macy co-wrote.