TEDx Talks
TEDx is a grassroots initiative inspired by TED’s mission to share “ideas worth spreading.” By bringing TED’s spirit to local communities worldwide, TEDx creates unique, thought-provoking experiences. For three years in Bristol, we proudly served as the production partners for the event. Coordinating a large camera team and managing complex technical requirements, we ensured each event ran seamlessly.
Watch some of the talks below, or explore more examples of our live event work HERE>>
We started working with TEDxBristol in 2015 as a long-term media partner to the event. As well as covering the event and producing the films we were also involved on the Fresh Talent side: students from Bath Spa University join us on the shoot, working on cameras and in the edit to gain industry experience.
These films are part of our live streaming and event production work. See all the films we make.
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My name is Joshua Luke Smith, and my talk is about how what we believe about ourselves shapes the world around us. It's not where you come from, it's where you're going that's important. I want to disrupt people's assumptions about sex, gender, and love. I disrupt because I have no choice.
I am unapologetically Black, I'm female, and I come from a working-class background. I've just spent six years being chronically ill. I was sleeping 18 hours a day. Stereotyping people by age doesn't work.
I don't think we're ready to deal with the challenges we're facing this century. Life is totally chaotic and unplannable, so instead of being passive and waiting for disruption to come and hit you, why not be active and disrupt life yourself? I've been held up at gunpoint twice, once in Washington, DC, and once in Darfur, Sudan. Now, most people think of one of those places as being safe and as one of those places as not being safe.
When my son was diagnosed with autism, I was expected to hide him. I want to talk about autism. I don't want to hide him. I disrupt because I think that children who suffer deserve a better quality of life.
We've only got one planet, and at the rate we're going, it's not going to sustain us. With the right mentor, with the right focus, the right vision, anybody could achieve greatness. The world needs positive disruptors because the loudest voices in culture shapes it, and we need voices that call humanity higher, shape the future ahead of us, and at times, challenge the loudest voice. And I really believe that we have to do what is right, not what is easy.
I'm determined to help change the way things are done. We need to change the way that we think and act if we want to make a difference. I want to do something about it. And it doesn't happen without people like me.
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