Alumnus TJ Martin on race, cultural narratives

Western Washington University alumnus T.J. Martin, Academy Award winner for the 2012 Best Feature Documentary film "Undefeated," has spent his life immersed in film. His Oscar win made him the first director of African American descent to receive an Academy Award for a feature length film, but his cultural heritage is more complex than a single racial identifier can encompass.

This talk was given at TEDxOrcasIsland using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/tedx-program.