Vanessa McNeal MSW, is an award winning documentary filmmaker and national speaker. Vanessa is a survivor of sexual violence and has used her personal experiences as a vehicle to create social change through story telling and filmmaking. She is currently Directing a documentary focused on highlighting buyers of sex trafficking (called Gridshock). vanessamcneal.com


This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx Vanessa McNeal MSW, is an award winning documentary filmmaker and national speaker. She is the founder of McNeal Media, which seeks to create social change through story-telling. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx