Vanessa McNeal

Vanessa McNeal-Atadoga (born August 3, 1993) is an American social activist, public speaker, and documentary filmmaker.

[3] In 2019, McNeal released her fourth documentary film titled Gridshock to expose the sex trafficking industry in the state of Iowa.

Since then she has spoken at various college events, for the US National Guard, and produced three other documentary films respectively titled We are Survivors, The Voiceless, and Gridshock.

[11] In 2015, she began her journey in making films that focuses on investigating sexual violence and influencing social change by producing a short film about her childhood experiences with sexual abuse.

[12] She has been hosted as a guest at several college campuses, government agencies and community events around the U.S to share her stories and screen her films with the aim of creating social change.