Remi is the editor-in-chief of Crybaby Zine and managing editor of Adolescent Content.  She is also a photographer and creative contributor to ethical and sustainable clothing company, EVERYBODY.WORLD.  She is currently studying Journalism and Photography at the University of Southern California. Through her editorial jobs, she hopes to amplify the voices of her peers and other marginalized folk.  She loves pop culture and calling herself a chef while simultaneously ordering food.

Olivia Ferrucci is a 17-year-old writer and editor based in a depressingly small New Jersey town. She founded Lithium Magazine at 15 and continues to work as its editor-in-chief; additionally, Olivia is the executive editor of Adolescent, handling all written content. She sends a lot of emails and listens to a lot of Frank Ocean.

After cutting her teeth producing plays in Los Angeles and New York, Hope sold her soul and wandered into the world of commercial and music video production. Hoping to make her fortune there, she spent 18 years touching every part of the business from sales, development and production at Production Company @radical media to working as a Line Producer and Agency Producer on hundred of award winning projects. In 2013, Hope joined forces with her great friend, director Ramaa Mosley to found Adolescent Content. A love of problem solving and conquering unchartered territory made that venture her most exciting to date. Hope is a gifted dragon slayer which comes in handy with her two young children at home, the hundreds of “kids” she works with at Adolescent and the clients who entrust those kids with massive budgets. When she isn’t deal making or career managing at Adolescent, you can find Hope at her local Erewhon fueling up for her next big race.

After eight years writing and directing emotionally wrought plays, Mosley knew she wanted to be a film director at age thirteen. She stumbled upon a film set and found a mentor who spent three years teaching Ramaa. At age fifteen she directed her first documentary winning the prestigious UNEP Global 500 award and at sixteen she launched her career and began directing commercials and music videos.  Over the past twenty years, Mosley has directed feature films and hundreds of of award winning commercials building a career directing action and genuine human stories. In 2015, she was named one of Shoot Magazine’s top 10 Female Directors to Watch.

In 2013, after mentoring dozens of young filmmakers, Mosley called up her dear friend and producer Hope and the two launched Adolescent Content.

Mosley directed her debut feature film, based on the original comic book she co-wrote, titled “The Brass Teapot” starring Juno Temple  which premiered at TIFF, was distributed by Magnolia pictures and in 2013 was nominated for the International Critics’ Award (FIPRESCI) and Saturn Award.

In Fall of 2014, Mosley directed the Afghan Segment of “Girl Rising” which was nominated for Outstanding Documentary at the Image Awards. Since then, she has been a vocal advocate for girl and women’s rights around the world, launching the US social media campaign behind Bring Back Our Girls.

Mosley’s second feature film, “Tatterdemalion”, which she directed and co-wrote, was purchased by Breaking Glass and will be released theatrically in September 2018. The dramatic thriller was shot in the Ozarks and stars Levin Rambin, Taylor John Smith and Jim Parrack which won Best Narrative feature at KC film festival and Best Actress at the 64th Taormina Film Festival in Italy.

Born and raised in Mexico, Charlotte immigrated to the USA in the midst of her adolescence and grew and continued her education in the California Bay Area. With a background in drawing, painting, and writing, Charlotte wanted to pursue a visual medium that would allow her to partake in storytelling and soon after exploring film and media, it became her passion and she went on to obtaining a BA in Cinema at San Francisco State University. She has worked for media companies from a young age and assisted in many short, commercial, and feature productions. As a producer, Charlotte’s goal is to work on films that provide stronger roles for Latinxs and LGBTQ+ folks; she has produced several recognized short films such as Sisterhood, Day One, and Leaving Victoria. As a director and documentarist, she is working on films that emphasize the stories of female resilience with WOC as leads. She enjoys mediation, mindful-living, and likes educating people on mental health and social justice issues. She loves aromatherapy and collecting rocks and quality stickers. On her spare time, she is either watching music videos while sketching or shopping for colorful sunglasses.

Anissa Amalia is the editor and graphic designer at Adolescent. Anissa was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia and moved to the States when she was 17. She lived in Seattle, WA for about 5 years and just recently moved to Los Angeles, CA. As an artist, she works in multiple medium from video, photography, installation up to live visuals for electronic shows.

Kevin Fernandez is the social media producer and head recruiter at Adolescent. He’s a native Angeleno who loves his city and the LA Dodgers. A self proclaimed foodie; you can find him dining at best restaurants in LA. His passions include: eating, shoes, sports, social justice, social media and hip-hop.

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Alli is the in house producer at Adolescent. She has produced numerous jobs for Adolescent, including Converse, VSCO, Nike, Netflix, etc. Alli studied film at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is a witch and the patron saint of intriguing oddities.

Richelle Chen is a director and video artist, with a background as a film editor. She was born in the Bay Area, but grew up in Bangkok, Thailand. She’s passionate about getting underrepresented identities in front and behind the camera. She likes junior mints and room temperature water.

Superpower: making ideas happen. New business/growth/product management/systems/infrastructure. Love cycling, coffee, tacos, Italy, modern design, good wine, London and my wife Laura. Started in ad agencies, then co-founded an influencer platform start up, then on to running production companies. Now executive team at Adolescent as Executive Producer. “I really believe that tomorrow can be better than today. Isn’t it pretty amazing we get to do the work we do?”

Laurence Philomène

Approaching photography and moving images in a playful and colorful manner, Laurence Philomène (24) spends most of their time playing with dolls and eating cheetos, and it shows. Winner of Flickr’s 20 Under 20 Curator Choice Award, Laurence started their career at age 14 and has grown to create work utilizing color theory as well as snack foods, press-on nails, doll wigs, and Pepto Bismol that explore softness and gender identity and often challenge contemporary photographic tropes. Some of their clients include Teen Vogue, Yahoo Style, and Elle Girl Korea. Their video work seeks to highlight their subjects’ own uniqueness.