Ideas worth spreading

The superhero we need

Che Grayson |

TED Residency

• July 2016

Che Grayson proudly calls herself a nerd activist. She uses her creative energy as a filmmaker and comic-book creator to spark conversations about social justice. In this talk, she provides her own framing on issues of race and otherness in the United States.

Che Grayson proudly calls herself a nerd activist. She uses her creative energy as a filmmaker and comic-book creator to spark conversations about social justice. In this talk, she provides her own framing on issues of race and otherness in the United States.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

About the speaker

Che Grayson

Che Grayson’s multimedia project Rigamo, a comic series and short film about a young girl whose tears bring people back to life, helped her overcome her grief at the death of a beloved aunt. She is now working on her first feature film, about families and buried secrets.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.