And I thought, OK, well, I'll just become a model, and then they'll just offer me parts because obviously it's so much easier to become a supermodel (laughter). GROSS: So the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media has done a lot of research on the numbers. I went down to the downtown LA courthouse, and I found that six very courageous women in the Directors Guild in 1979 had got the DGA, our union, to file a class action lawsuit against several major studios. We have also been told that humanity is too greedy and selfish to rise to this challenge. Directed by Avi Lewis (AFI Festival award-winner The Take) and inspired by the New York Times-bestselling book by Naomi Klein, the feature documentary This Changes Everything will launch in 2015. After feeling that she was shut out of directing because she's a woman, she became an activist. It takes an incisive look at the history, empirical evidence, and systemic forces that foster gender discrimination and thus reinforce disparity in our culture. Tom Donahue's documentary 'This Changes Everything' examines efforts from within Hollywood to redress the gender imbalance and features a large roster of big-name interviewees, from Anita Hill. DONAHUE: Sure. So I began to think, you know, this is maybe not just about me, and even if my own career is just about me, that doesn't answer for all the incredible, talented women everywhere that are not able to contribute their voices to our entertainment media storytelling. Progress will happen when men take a stand, an emphatic Meryl Streep says. And Im like, yay, I cant wait. (Laughter). Im sure they knew that they were making fewer films with a female lead but they didnt they werent aware that the population of the films were profoundly imbalanced, even the extras. We have been told the market will save us, when in fact the addiction to profit and growth is digging us in deeper every day. GROSS: Geena, I want to ask you about one of the recurring roles that you have now, and that's on this series "GLOW" - the Netflix series "GLOW," which is about women wrestlers in the 1980s. And so that was really fun. MARTIN: You know one of the things that really fascinated me about the film is that you point out it wasnt always this way. It's a lonely sport because you're out there for hours every day shooting by yourself. And this is according to the Center for the Study of Women and Television and Film in San Diego State University. And her actions led to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors in Hollywood. You were signed to a big agency. We also heard from director Maria Giese, who's also featured in the film "This Changes Everything." MICHEL MARTIN, CONTRIBUTOR: Geena Davis, Tom Donahue, thank you so much for talking to us. This Changes Everything Official trailer Did we miss something on diversity? It will be on air. Davis and director Maria Giese discuss the dramatic disparities on screen. This Changes Everything 2018 TV-PG 1 h 36 m IMDb RATING 7.7 /10 1.8K YOUR RATING Rate Play trailer 1:59 4 Videos 19 Photos Documentary An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry. DONAHUE: And then Patricia Arquette got up at the Oscars and demanded equal pay. Give us some of the numbers that you find most disturbing. I haven't really ever had to describe what it's about. But so I think that will change and I think it will impact society, that life will imitate art. It looks like we don't have any synopsis for this title yet. . A new documentary explores how women in Hollywood are pushing for more representation in front of and behind the camera. This Changes Everything August 31, 2015 We're excited to share the official poster for This Changes Everything the documentary! 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. He was the photographer for "Soul Train" and took photos for Jet, Ebony and the black-owned LA newspaper Soul. I'm Terry Gross. MARTIN: In fact, there is a clip in the film where you talk about the fact that representation in actually entertainment can actually matter in the real world. CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: Now, whether in politics or science or any other field, one thing is for sure, we need more women now. And I started to do research. [Klein] writes of a decisive battle for the fate of the earth in which we either take back control of the planet from the capitalists who are destroying it or watch it all burn.. And when we looked at - when we first looked at TV shows, kids - the ratio of male to female characters on kids programs, specifically made for them, had the worst ratio of male to female characters. It was night and day, where before, they might say, hey, "Beetlejuice" or something. DAVIS: Not at all. And so it's just a battle with yourself the whole time. The result is the most momentous and contentious environmental book since Silent Spring. A star-studded documentary about gender inequality in film and TV is equal parts history lesson and constructive criticism. So I'm wondering if you think it's having that kind of effect. This is FRESH AIR. GROSS: And doesn't know where to put his eyes. 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. YES Magazine LANDGRAF: The minute we open our door and we say, come express it here, the work got better. And they started to reach out to interview many, many women, as many women directors as they could. This Changes Everything. Bosnian What have they each done? Downloads only available on ad-free plans. Polish Copyright 2019 NPR. Change or be changed, but make no mistake, this changes everything.. OK. Let me just play a clip from him in the film. Interwoven with these stories of struggle is Kleins narration, connecting the carbon in the air with the economic system that put it there. Film schools are now half female. Produced with New Plot Films in association with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, David Yurman, and . No one movie can persuade an industry to suddenly reverse decades of discrimination and redistribute power to include the less powerful. Klein and those impassioned protesters provide something that has been in short supply in the predecessors Will this film change everything? They could say, what was I doing? My guest Geena Davis starred in two movies about female empowerment - "Thelma & Louise" and "A League Of Their Own." Thelma & Louise was supposed to have done it. This is FRESH AIR. Co-Producers: Jessicya Materano, Robin Kelleher GROSS: And you even competed to be on the Olympic archery team. This Changes Everything. MARTIN: And you do make a point of saying in the film that 75 percent of the crew are women. The two opposing viewpoints can be seen in two western society examples, the first concerning the Alberta oil sands, and the second fossil fuel energy production and transportation in what is traditional Montana farmland. But on the other hand, I sort of felt like, well, this is what was supposed to happen. [2] Maleeha Lodhi joins the program to explain tensions between Pakistan and India. For the rest of us, This Changes Everything will frustrate, enrage and maybe even inspire. Hosting a Screening (note that licensing and contact info in this document are out of date / no longer active) Faith screening guide. So I sat down with her, and the very first show I turned on and watched with her, I pretty much immediately noticed something, and I thought, wait a minute - how many female characters are in this show? Romanian We've been talking with actor Geena Davis and director Maria Giese about the campaign for more representation of women behind and in front of the camera in movies and TV. DAVIS: Hopefully not. GROSS: And so it's a kind of - I think at the time, people were comparing it to Butch Cassidy. And her actions led to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors. . And a little by little, I introduced them to a group of my female colleagues. - three years and seven months going. When you have 150 men on set and one woman, how is that woman protected? We should be showing kids that boys and girls share the same bicycle. There's far fewer movies with a female lead character. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. . Korean Be the first to contribute. This Changes Everything has been translated into 27 languages: Arabic Watch all you want. Your first movie role, "Tootsie," you're in your underwear in the film. that women are now dominating that field because we just saw it on T.V. DONAHUE: Yes. This is a rush transcript. If she can see it, she can be it. Terms Privacy Policy For Our Members Access, All rights reserved. DAVIS: Absolutely, which is fantastic. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. Accuracy and availability may vary. What happened was when I was in Thelma & Louise, after Thelma & Louise came out, a lot of the press was talking about, this is going to change everything. This Changes Everything 2015 Not Rated 1 h 29 m IMDb RATING 6.4 /10 614 YOUR RATING Rate Play trailer 2:22 1 Video 16 Photos Documentary A look at seven communities around the world with the proposition that we can seize the crisis of climate change to transform our failed economic system into something radically better. She's interesting. . And I couldn't get the numbers on women in commercials, which is the most lucrative category of directing, but I spoke to some big executives in the commercial world who told me that the number was less than 1%. Script extract. Well, it meant a little ironically. MARTIN: Well, you do interview one executive, the head of FX, John Landgraf. . JENNIFER LAWRENCE: Its our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal . And a lot of men would say to me when I was making the film, Well, the problem is you just follow the money. If women films made more money, of course, there would be more women films. . . 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. . 24 female police officers, firefighters, bodyguards, soldiers, athletes and stuntwomen team up by profession to compete for survival on a remote island. As an asteroid hurtles towards Earth with nothing to stop it, one determined teacher fights to keep her former students safe no matter the cost. GROSS: It's like, he's short; you're really tall. MARIA GIESE: My first feature film directing job out of graduate film school was in England, not in the United States. MARTIN: Talk to me about the Geena Davis Institute which you founded years ago. 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. Well, we call the film This Changes Everything, because its about kind of why that doesnt happen. 'This Changes Everything' Review: Compelling Documentary Tackles Hollywood Gender Inequality Head-On By Pete Hammond July 18, 2019 4:17pm At one point in the powerful and fascinating new. MARTIN: And they just cant believe that it is what it is. I was very upset and angry at that happening to me. She's receiving an honorary Oscar this year, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, at a special ceremony in October. And, you know, being harassed and all kinds of things going on, being not listened to, talked down to, all that stuff. Can we play that? This was my plan (laughter). And there's a scene where you come out in - why don't you describe the costume. Dutch DONAHUE: Well, because they even if its unconscious, theyre still embarrassed and I think their legal departments also said, dont go on the record about this. And it also struck a nerve that none of us expected. And for me, it was no big deal to want to take the man until here and try to tell this story. GROSS: Well, what was wrong with that plan? I was a feminist since I was 10-years-old because I came from a very right-wing family. I felt very unhappy with having that sort of imposed on me by other people. GROSS: What did you like about archery? This Changes Everything. Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media is not a production company or talent agency.The organization does not solicit or accept autograph requests, manuscripts, project ideas, or other similar materials.If any such information is sent to us, we will return the material unread. DAVIS: Yes. A group of disillusioned young women have disappeared. After the release of This Changes Everything book and film, Naomi went on a sold out tour to speak to audiences worldwide. DAVIS: Oh, no. . And I could see that I was not going to make any headway with them. And I also expected it to be not true anymore by the time I would get to that age. You know, what we tend to do when we don't succeed is to blame ourselves, and women were so siloed off in this industry we really didn't have any means of communication. You were attached to other projects. German (Interestingly, the film was directed by a man, Tom Donahue. MARTIN: Every person that Ive spoken with who have seen the film is just shocked by it. This documentary takes a deep look at gender disparity in Hollywood through the eyes of well-known actresses and female filmmakers. This Changes Everything is a 2015 documentary film directed by Avi Lewis.It is based on the book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate by Naomi Klein.. This is FRESH AIR. And we started to have meetings with them. Maria Giese is a director who felt shut out for being a woman. Filmed over 211 shoot days in nine countries and five continents over four years,This Changes Everythingis an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. She starts her own organization, the Geena Davis Institute, on gender in media to keep track of the imbalance. DAVIS: Yeah, it's very centering and focusing. This Changes Everything (2015) Plot Showing all 3 items Jump to: Summaries (3) Summaries A look at seven communities around the world with the proposition that we can seize the crisis of climate change to transform our failed economic system into something radically better. So why does the behind the camera representation matter so much? 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, Mark J. Blechner, Seton J. Melvin, Bernard and Denise Schwartz, Koo and Patricia Yuen, the Leila and Mickey Straus Family Charitable Trust, Barbara Hope Zuckerberg, Jeffrey Katz and Beth Rogers, the Filomen M. DAgostino Foundation and. KIMBERLY PIERCE, DIRECTOR, CARRIE: I was being talked to and treated and questioned constantly and indifferently. . I'm sure it made a lot of money. GROSS: The one with the feathers and DAVIS: The one with the feathers and rhinestones? And they got really excited. And this is a buddy movie that's a women's movie. Croatian The realization that a solution is possible, well, that changes everything This documentary takes a deep look at gender disparity in Hollywood through the eyes of well-known actresses and female filmmakers. She's got a handgun, pulls it on him, asks him to apologize. We were made to feel very dispensable. You know, it was, like, an amazing introduction. JOIN NOW. Catalan And in May 2015, The New York Times published the ACLU's 15-page letter to the EEOC and to other government agencies, calling for an industry-wide federal investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors. Executive Producers: Geena Davis, Steve Edwards, Regina Scully, Simone Pero, Madeline Di Nonno, Jennie Peters, Patty Casby, Ku-Ling Yurman And he just does it. Promotional materials, trailers & welcome video. So I did. He's just decided that that's what he's going to do. GROSS: But you were with Sydney Pollack. And for me, the word feminist was a bad word in my house. Grieving the loss of a best friend she couldnt protect, an ex-bodyguard sets out to fulfill her dear friends last wish: sweet revenge. And then I was watching the Olympics in Atlanta on TV and saw the archery competing, and I thought, wow, that is so beautiful and dramatic. So there's no way for us to really know where the investigation is, even though it's now, oh - what? I think my peers and I were always operating under the assumption that you should never complain about anything. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. DONAHUE: I started the film a year before I actually asked Geena to come on board. Theres a lot of talk about change and theres a lot more content being made but a lot of the diversity that happens in content is happening at the lower pay levels. Prior to the worldwide publication of This Changes Everything, Naomi filmed a one and a half minute book trailer that highlighted the main themes of the book. It takes a bit of time for the documentary to find its groove. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There is nothing funny here. I knew I wanted to be in movies, as opposed to theater. Tomatometer 18 Reviews. There are going to be so many more movies with women starring and everything. 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. Bulgarian I did get work, and it was through my model agency that I got my first acting job. But I said, at some point, you got to get me into a showgirl costume because it's kind of a fantasy of mine to wear one of those things, you know, with a giant headdress and all that. Russian GROSS: But you're in your underwear. And a buddy movies are always men's movies. And I was sure they must be right and waiting for this fabulous future that was coming. Michel Martin sits down with Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis and director Tom Donahue to discuss their new film This Changes Everything, which tackles the need for more female representation in media. And you wouldnt know it because of how it turns out, four percent post his school. TV-PG. GROSS: So Geena Davis, I have a few questions for you about your career. With - the other thing that I loved about it was that it's measured by points. Overview. I - my daughter was a toddler, and I decided she was old enough to start watching preschool shows. And she founded an institute to study gender discrimination in Hollywood. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. And it was fantastic. Theyll just get somebody else. Global Release 2020, 2023 Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Watch all you want. But it was television that showed me there it was another way, and it was a show called MASH. And I think the first thing to change will be on screen. In 2018, 92 percent of the directors of the top 250 domestic releases were men. You putting men in charge basically driving women and people of color out. Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. Ukrainian. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I was very lucky because Greys Anatomy was developed under the network presence. Italian This Changes Everything is a 2018 American documentary film, directed by Tom Donahue. But when she got older and roles started to dry up, she realized how unempowered women were in Hollywood. So they were driven out of the unions. Original filename: Naomi Klein - This Changes Everything.pdf URL: https://pdf.yt/d/Skb-ch_k7psDm90Q GROSS: So what was your strategy to try to open the door to more women directors? Women are socialized to go along with the dominant patriarch. And Kim and I are sitting there going like, well, respectfully, I dont think you know what youre talking about. By what name was This Changes Everything (2018) officially released in India in English? For the first thing I showed her, there were profoundly more male characters than female, and it was aimed at two-year- olds. The poster was designed by street artist Shepard Fairey, whose most famous work This Changes Everything Trailer Premieres in 26 languages and counting This Changes Everything August 26, 2015 1 hr 30 min. Geena Davis is an actress who starred in such films as "A League Of Their Own" and "Thelma & Louise." Which really isn't very old. LA Times. Copy may not be in its final form. And she's been dedicated to equality for women, more roles for women in Hollywood. And this guy on the show named Alan Alda, who I was learning everything about. Geena, I want to start with you. You know, the "Teletubbies" are gender-balanced; I don't know if you can tell. Well, do they have any photos of her in a bathing suit? But I loved it. Can we pull off these changes in time? Globe & Mail Things were looking good for you after film school. A really decent doc, but like 99% of the reviews here, I'm completely dumbfounded why they hired a MALE to direct this. Chinese Simple GROSS: So the EEOC has been conducting an investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You directed an episode of it. You know, I mean, both are kind of unattainable. Told first-hand by some of Hollywoods leading voices behind and in front of the camera, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING is the award-winning 2019 feature-length documentary that uncovers what is beneath one of the most confounding dilemmas in the entertainment industry the underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women. In the lawless land of Gando, fierce bandits will stop at nothing to fight for their precious homeland and loved ones even if it means life or death. Greek 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 . DAVIS: Absolutely, yes. It was my first audition, and they had called model agencies to say, send any models who can act for an audition. Originally, it was about workplace discrimination in Hollywood but I thought to myself, who is going to want to see this movie outside of the people in Hollywood. She's featured in the movie and as an executive producer of the film. But this struck me very deeply that we're training kids from the beginning, from minute one of absorbing popular culture, that women and girls are not as important as men and boys, and they're not as valuable to our society as men and boys. A work of startling force, exhaustive reporting, and telling anecdote . The film brings Naomi Klein's radical, inspiring thesis to life through a connective thread of stories from people living and working on the front . 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 playbook: reining in corporate power, rebuilding local economies, and reclaiming our democracies. Profoundly, embarrassing few. An office worker who is insecure about her looks becomes a masked internet personality by night until a chain of ill-fated events overtakes her life. Maria Giese is a director who felt shut out of directing because she's a woman. Even though Landgraf and several prominent men are interviewed, a title card notes that the studio heads the filmmakers reached out to declined to appear in the film. And then I had to play the best baseball player anyone has ever seen hold a bat. Some positive developments are shown in China and Germany specifically. . You used to make a movie a year. a scene from This Changes Everything, the documentary. And then Susan Sarandon comes out. It'll ruin your career was the thinking. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. makes a muscular case for global warming as the defining, cross-sectional issue of our era., [A]robust new polemic . 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