Great doc until the credits rolled Late Night with Seth Meyers: Milo Ventimiglia/Geena Davis/Ex Hex/Julian Dorio. The women have guns. This documentary takes a deep look at gender disparity in Hollywood through the eyes of well-known actresses and female filmmakers. We dont have to wait for things to turn around in real life. Finally, inevitably, there will be viewers who may feel understandably perplexed as to why, even though an end credit points out that 75 percent of the crew that worked on this film was female, its still a man getting the directors credit here, and a man (Stefano Ferrari) taking the director of photography credit, especially when there are so many outstanding female cinematographers emerging now. So I'm wondering if you think it's having that kind of effect. Jyothi, a matriarch in Andhra Pradesh, India who sings sweetly and battles fiercely along with her fellow villagers, fighting a proposed coal-fired power plant that will destroy a life-giving wetland. And they didn't ask - after I read the part, they didn't ask to see my bathing suit. GROSS: Geena Davis, Maria Giese, thank you both so much for talking with us. Film schools are now half female. Most importantly, the film seeks pathways and solutions from within and outside the industry, and around the world. makes a muscular case for global warming as the defining, cross-sectional issue of our era. MARTIN: And you do make a point of saying in the film that 75 percent of the crew are women. GROSS: So part of your work was modeling for Victoria's Secret. Accuracy and availability may vary. The title of the doc actually refers to the many false dawns of hope, for example after the surprise success of Thelma & Louise (1991), which observers at the time took to augur impending change. Chinese Simple Film Review: 'This Changes Everything' - Variety This sudden change in how people reacted when they recognized me was very, very pronounced. For the first thing I showed her, there were profoundly more male characters than female, and it was aimed at two-year- olds. MICHEL MARTIN, CONTRIBUTOR: Geena Davis, Tom Donahue, thank you so much for talking to us. 0000004937 00000 n When, for instance, in 2017 I think, female-led films made 38 percent more money at the Box Office than male-led films. I decided that I would try becoming a model first because, at that time, Christie Brinkley and Lauren Hutton were being offered parts in movies. 2019 | Maturity Rating: TV-MA | 1h 35m | Documentaries. I think theres some backlash. GROSS: And you also are an archer - like bow and arrow archery. Korean I'm Terry Gross. On TV, you have women like Shonda Rhimes, Ava DuVernay, who's also in movies, and Reese Witherspoon not only doing shows that have women in them but also - certainly with Ava DuVernay, she makes a point of hiring women directors and often women directors of color for her series "Queen Sugar." But were not hearing womens voices or seeing the stories told through the female gaze when there are so few female directors. We can reflect the future now and it will make it happen. You know, I mean, both are kind of unattainable. Geena Davis and Tom Donahue on This Changes Everything, Maleeha Lodhi Discusses Tensions Between India and Pakistan, Michael Mann Explains Why We Need to Rethink Food Production, + Major support for Amanpour and Company is provided by the Anderson Family Charitable Fund, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim, III, Candace King Weir, Jim Attwood and Leslie Williams, the Leila and Mickey Straus Family Charitable Trust, Mark J. Blechner, Seton J. Melvin, Bernard and Denise Schwartz, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Barbara Hope Zuckerberg, Jeffrey Katz and Beth Rogers, the Filomen M. DAgostino Foundation, Josh Weston and. It sets the most important crisis in human history in the context of our other ongoing traumas, reminding us just how much the powers-that-be depend on the power of coal, gas and oil. 0000002877 00000 n Youll get much less salary because you guys dont really matter and well replace you if you have any complaints. With an impressive cast of: Geena Davis, Meryl . Along with many others who spoke to Everythings director Tom Donahue (who also made the docs Casting By andThank You for Your Service), like Natalie Portman and Chloe Grace Moretz, Davis talks without self-pity about feeling objectified by the filmmaking process. Was it a centering thing for you - focus? DAVIS: Well, I definitely see a big shift happening in Hollywood in the past couple of years since #MeToo and Time's Up. She's featured in the movie and as an executive producer of the film. Bosnian GROSS: So the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media has done a lot of research on the numbers. - It didn't change anything. I did get work, and it was through my model agency that I got my first acting job. I didn't want to try any sports because I was - I call it physically shy. And Im like, yay, I cant wait. Spanish They're both featured in the new documentary "This Changes Everything," about the campaign for more representation of women in front of and behind the camera in movies and TV. UV*-Z=mCFv^v -9ty9D,uRT]"-%x78hDntTKtUl1'=;+p#\>sj.`#SZO6:1`]pu*]!!Gqq QhfNtvR1#k. Finnish GROSS: My guests are actor Geena Davis and director Maria Giese. . DAVIS: First of all, for the simple fact of fairness, that women deserve to be in half of the positions, you know, and have leadership roles and also be the grip and be on the crew and, you know, use their [13:45:00] talents. DAVIS: Oh, so - gosh. If she can see it, she can be it. Terms Privacy Policy For Our Members Access, All rights reserved. In partnership with The Guardian, we are very proud to unveil this first ever sneak peek at the work-in-progress companion documentary film to This Changes Everything, directed by Avi Lewis. So I had a lot of training. Well, it meant a little ironically. Lucky for everybody then that opening up such spaces is exactly what Klein does best., This is the best book about climate change in a very long timein large part because its about much more. A star-studded documentary about gender inequality in film and TV is equal parts history lesson and constructive criticism. And that was an extraordinary triumph. And then Susan Sarandon comes out. They're both featured in the new documentary "This Changes Everything" about discrimination against women in front of and behind the camera in Hollywood. And she demonstrates precisely why the market has notand cannotfix the climate crisis but will instead make things worse, with ever more extreme and ecologically damaging extraction methods, accompanied by rampant disaster capitalism. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I did. Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein on How 'This Changes Everything - IndieWire Polish Rent. Written with an elegant blend of science, statistics, field reports and personal insight, it does not paralyze but buoys the reader. I never got another paying job. Kleinexposes the myths that are clouding the climate debate. MARTIN: about women in Hollywood and the underrepresentation of women in Hollywood? And that in turn should give us hope, because it means the fight for a just world is the same as the fight for a livable one., This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate is a book of such ambition and consequence that it is almost unreviewable . This Changes Everything - Geena Davis Institute It couldn't be timelier, and its simmering feeling of frustration is palpable. And if you're just joining us, my guest is actor Geena Davis and director Maria Giese. . And I'd like to see if I could do that. And I think thats but also part of it is that my peers and I felt like you cannot complain about any of this because they wont hire you. GROSS: Maria Giese, let me move on to you. DAVIS: Absolutely, which is fantastic. Russian She is an executive producer of and is featured in the new documentary "This Changes Everything," about how women in Hollywood are pushing for more representation in front of and behind the camera. MARTIN: And they just cant believe that it is what it is. Because the next movie somebody makes could be gender-balanced. The movie This Changes Everything, an American documentary film, directed by Tom Donahue, debued in 2018. And her actions led to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors. Brenda Chapman explains her thinking in conceiving Pixars Brave: I purposely went for a princess so I could throw the princess thing on its head. (But then the movie weirdly fails to follow up with the fact that Chapman was forced to share directing credit with Mark Andrews once Brave came out, rather than serving as the first woman to direct a Pixar feature.) French There are some tonal problems here, particularly around the way the film tends to homogenize very disparate views and opinions into one sweet, easily digestible polemical smoothie. And it was just, you know, doing a video with a casting assistant. - three years and seven months going. 0000023356 00000 n Portuguese But on the other hand, I sort of felt like, well, this is what was supposed to happen. The cinematographer, Stefano Ferrari, also is a man. So at 41, I took it up and then became absolutely obsessed, as I do with things. . this changes everything, I'm a little skeptical. After a break, I'll talk more with Geena Davis about her movie career, and Bruce Talamon will talk about taking photos of soul, funk and R&B stars of the '70s . He could hardly have timed it . And I also expected it to be not true anymore by the time I would get to that age. And her actions led to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors in Hollywood. GROSS: What did you like about archery? And a little by little, I introduced them to a group of my female colleagues. GROSS: So what did you learn being on set? It's really fun and incredibly challenging. Inspired by Naomi Klein's international non-fiction bestseller This Changes Everything, the film presents seven . Chinese Simple In between, we see clips from both movies and television that illustrate the films points in amusing and often striking ways. And that's what I set my mind to do. As we mark the third anniversary to Superstorm Sandy, individual of the most destructive storms in the nation's history, are we designed by next extreme meteorology event, which researchers say are becoming more frequent from the effects of climate change? From Thelma & Louise to A League of Their Own, the Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis made her name with her strong female characters. So you started your career as a model. It looks like we don't have any synopsis for this title yet. This Changes Everything is a 2018 American documentary film, directed by Tom Donahue. In fact, all around the world, the fight for the next economy and against reckless extraction is already succeeding in ways both surprising and inspiring. DAVIS: Well, thats what I was saying about earlier, it is a different time now that you actually can talk about these things and not suffer repercussions. LANDGRAF: And Im here to say its there. DAVIS: Well, the bigger part was the (laughter) - that Sydney liked my audition. And they got really excited. Music: Leigh Roberts, Allison Piccioni And my friend and I acted out your trip. I wasnt thinking, this is so unfair. Produced by: Ilan Arboleda, Kerianne Flynn, Tom Donahue 0000043924 00000 n We'll be right back. An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry. It was night and day, where before, they might say, hey, "Beetlejuice" or something. I showed her, you know, G-rated videos and little kids movies and TV shows - and, you know, obviously, there's some exceptions to that. You say in almost 100 years, only one woman has won an academy award for best director. . DAVIS: Well, you know, we found that for every two speaking male characters, there's one female speaking character, and that there's an appalling amount of hypersexualization of female characters, even in G-rated movies, and the female characters are very often narrowly stereotyped, hypersexualized or not really integral to the plot. And then I saw it everywhere. Chinese Complex And he just does it. That so it was already a conversation that started to happen when I start developing the film with my producing partner. Oh my god, of course we're gonna make all these female empowerment films. GROSS: Geena Davis, let me bring you back into the conversation. And it hasnt changed in all that time. Well, we call the film This Changes Everything, because its about kind of why that doesnt happen. It couldnt be timelier, and its simmering feeling of frustration is palpable. %PDF-1.5 % GROSS: So what was your strategy to try to open the door to more women directors? Klein argues that the changes to our relationship with nature and one another that are required to respond to the climate crisis humanely should not be viewed as grim penance, but rather as a kind of gifta catalyst to transform broken economic and cultural priorities and to heal long-festering historical wounds. The documentary Half the Picture, directed by Amy Adrion and which premiered at Sundance earlier this year, overlaps considerably in terms of subject matter (and also subjects themselves, with quite a few interviewees present in both films), but it leaves a stronger impression that there is a plurality of viewpoints out there, not all of them in sisterly agreement. Published in 2014, it debuted at #5 on the New York Times list and at #1 in Canada. MARTIN: Have you felt your career jeopardized by your unspokeness about this? Tom Donahue . Geena Davis and Tom Donahue sit down with Hari Sreenivasan to discuss their new film This Changes Everything, which tackles the need for more female representation in media. I want to ask you about "Thelma & Louise." And I just want an excuse to be able to do that (laughter). DAVIS: Right. PDF THISCHANGESEVERYTHING And so thats what I did and, in fact, its proven that theyre incredibly grateful and horrified and embarrassed. Filmed over 211 shoot days in nine countries and five continents over four years, This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. Ms. Klein is aware of the intractability of the problems she describes, but she manages optimism nonetheless., Klein is a brave and passionate writer who always deserves to be heard, and this is a powerful and urgent book., If global warming is a worldwide wake-up call, were all pretty heavy sleepers . But that was my plan. 0000004687 00000 n DONAHUE: But also, Reese Witherspoon says in the film that sometimes she would go on set and it would be 115 men and she would be the only woman. Can we pull off these changes in time? Female. Where's her bathing suit stuff? Italian Croatian Is that why because no studio heads appeared in this film because theyre so embarrassed? OK. Let me just play a clip from him in the film. GROSS: And so it's a kind of - I think at the time, people were comparing it to Butch Cassidy. This Changes Everything is a documentary directed by Tom Donahue that examines and reflects upon the gender disparity within the entertainment industry. Dutch So it was so horrifying to me that we would be doing this to kids that I decided I had to try to do something. Geena Davis is an actress who starred in such films as "A League Of Their Own" and "Thelma & Louise." Klein bases her argument on the scientific consensus that at projected rates of carbon emission we are heading towards an environmental catastrophe . Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Chastain, Meryl Streep, Rashida Jones, Natalie Portman, Tracee Ellis Ross and many, many more actresses talk passionately and persuasively about the need to kick the door open and tell womens stories in ways that are real and rich. He's got you pinned against a car. So it was all very shocking and great because what it really - well, first of all, I'll tell you how it affected me. Romanian And Kim and I are sitting there going like, well, respectfully, I dont think you know what youre talking about. As always, its a story eminently worth telling, especially for the benefit of younger generations whose exposure to feminism may have started with buying a ticket to Wonder Woman last year. And then after about a year and a half, they told me they were going to pursue it. And so that was really fun. There's far fewer movies with a female lead character. Donahue is a longtime documentarian whose work includes Thank You for Your Service, about how the government has failed the U.S. military in treating mental health issues, and Guest of Cindy Sherman. Those are pretty specific topics. So I decided I wanted to take up a sport in the real-life way and not the movie version. It includes numerous interviews by female directors, producers, talent, as well as a few interviews by their male counterparts. a scene from This Changes Everything, the documentary. And I'm like, oh, my God, no. It's about two women who grab ahold of their fate and refuse to relinquish control no matter how far it takes them, that they remain in charge of their destiny. MARTIN: But there are a number of women who are interviewed in this film whose careers have been damaged by speaking out. Theyll just get somebody else. I'm going to ask you to describe the premise. Executive producers: Geena Davis, Regina K. Scully, Ku-ling Yurman, Madeline Di Nonno, Steve Edwards, Jennie Peters, Simone Pero, Patty Casby Featured in the movie is "film director Maria Giese, who was a key instigator of the ACLU and federal investigations, has been a feminist activist in . watch "This Changes Everything" streaming on Netflix, Hoopla, Netflix basic with Ads. DONAHUE: Hopefully not. Watch This Changes Everything | Netflix Cate Blanchett and Taraji P. Henson revel in revealing how theyll take an empty, clichd girlfriend part, then twist it and tweak it into a character whos far more interesting. So I had been very unathletic as a kid. An examination of sexism in the Hollywood film industry, the film interviews a variety of actresses and women filmmakers on their experiences in the industry.. First Look: This Changes Everything, the Documentary. And she's been dedicated to equality for women, more roles for women in Hollywood. This Changes Everything | This Changes Everything And then the second thing were unions. The feature documentary, This Changes Everything, narrated by Naomi and directed by Avi Lewis, premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Oscar Winning Director Alfonso Cuarn, and executive producers Seth Macfarlane, Shepard Fairey, and Danny Glover. 0000049660 00000 n We should be showing kids that boys and girls share the same bicycle. ELLEN POMPEO: All the parts that I had been auditioning for were the girlfriend or the wife, so I did notice immediately that, oh, I get to be the lead role. Reunited as adults, two childhood friends fall madly in love and won't let anything not even death tear them apart, in this supernatural love story. GROSS: So did being a model for Victoria's Secret lead to having this part where you're in your underwear in the dressing room? And you wouldnt know it because of how it turns out, four percent post his school. And I went, and they said, wear a bathing suit under your clothes because if you do well at the reading, they'll ask to see you in your bathing suit. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Its one of the best things thats ever happened in my professional career. In This Changes Everything, Naomi Klein explores the issue of climate change from a political perspective and considers why we have failed as yet to respond to the global danger it poses. So what impact do you think it had both on audiences but also on Hollywood? What are we doing? And only one woman has won the best-director Oscar in the awards 90-year history: Kathryn Bigelow, for The Hurt Locker, with only a small handful of others even being nominated. 0000034997 00000 n Its just very elevated because its in the entertainment world. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Swedish But the documentary This Changes Everything synthesizes all that data along with interviews from a truly mind-boggling array of A-listers both in front of and behind the camera to create a damning portrait of Hollywoods systematic sexism and discrimination. I mean you know. o Ground truth model: analysis of the book transcript and documentary transcript o Change assessment: data collection and analysis after releasing the book and . Filmed over 211 shoot days in nine countries and five continents over four years, This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. Actress Geena Davis rallies Meryl Streep, Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon and others in this powerful . German We have been told its impossible to get off fossil fuels when in fact we know exactly how to do itit just requires breaking every rule in the free-market . DONAHUE: Well, two things. So I learned through him about the equal rights amendment, about Gloria Steinem and Marlo Thomas and that girl and I became a fan of Mary Tyler Moore. I - my daughter was a toddler, and I decided she was old enough to start watching preschool shows. But it didnt take her long to realize that she was the exception and not the rule. And very quickly, the coaches were saying, you know, you have a lot of untapped athletic ability. Ba ba ba ba [WATCH} 'This Changes Everything' Review: Documentary Takes Hollywood To have these conversations with men, youre saying like, well, I dont think you should depict it that way and I think you should depict it this way. Emerging economies in the developing world have tried to follow the western model for economic prosperity, with arguably the most marked example of the negative consequences being in China where many cities are continually shrouded in smog, some children in those cities who have never seen a blue sky.

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