Since then it has been shown 1000s of times in community screenings around the world. The women have guns. Davis and director Maria Giese discuss the dramatic. . Book & Film Study Guide. There's also people like Ryan Murphy, who has that initiative called Half, where he just decided and announced that half of his cast and crew were always going to be female. DAVIS: In "A League Of Their Own," yeah. Watch all you want. You hear so many women speaking up when they encounter injustice and openly talking about it. She's in Paris. YES Magazine And a buddy movies are always men's movies. . DAVIS: Well, no, no. DAVIS: Absolutely, yes. And womens films do make more money and have, I think, over the last three years. So here was my hero calling himself a feminist. Its the chivalry of the 21st century.. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. So I had been very unathletic as a kid. I was very upset and angry at that happening to me. I get to have opinions, I get to be smart. So at 41, I took it up and then became absolutely obsessed, as I do with things. By what name was This Changes Everything (2015) officially released in India in English? Your first movie role, "Tootsie," you're in your underwear in the film. Not rated. I mean dont you just want to throw your shoes at the screen? On a platform out at sea, they have formed The Community - a new type of society and a better way of living. And then after about a year and a half, they told me they were going to pursue it. MARTIN: So you can see it with kids entertainment? She's got a handgun, pulls it on him, asks him to apologize. 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. And everything gets in the way of that, every possible thought you have, every different circumstance. 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. DAVIS: Exactly. Written with an elegant blend of science, statistics, field reports and personal insight, it does not paralyze but buoys the reader. 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. She's best known for her starring roles in "Thelma & Louise," "A League Of Their Own," and "Beetlejuice." MARTIN: Every person that Ive spoken with who have seen the film is just shocked by it. And so I thought, this is an enormous problem if we are training kids from the beginning that girls are second-class citizens. Geena, I want to start with you. Romanian And, of course, it's all a joke. AMANPOUR: Yes. Actress Geena Davis rallies Meryl Streep, Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon and others in this . What happened after that? DAVIS: Well, I definitely see a big shift happening in Hollywood in the past couple of years since #MeToo and Time's Up. A star-studded documentary about gender inequality in film and TV is equal parts history lesson and constructive criticism. CHLOE GRACE MORETZ: When I was 15, I did Carrie. That movie was directed by Kim Pierce who was my first female director but it was a massively male crew. And I started to do research. Mike and Alexis, a Montana goat ranching couple who see their dreams coated in oil from a broken pipeline. GROSS: And you even competed to be on the Olympic archery team. A group of disillusioned young women have disappeared. 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. Theyll just get somebody else. Yet we can seize this existential crisis to transform our failed economic system into something radically better. And Im like, yay, I cant wait. He's got you pinned against a car. Reese Witherspoon: The basis of your thinking is determined by the first images you see; whose values are important and whose stories are important, and that's what we're teaching little girls and little boys. Climate change isnt just another issue to be neatly filed between taxes and health care. Look at what FX did. GEENA DAVIS: Well, it was pretty dramatic. And if you're just joining us, my guest is actor Geena Davis and director Maria Giese. MARTIN: Why do you think that was the click moment for you? GROSS: Geena Davis is featured in and is an executive producer of the new documentary "This Changes Everything," about the campaign for better representation of women in front of and behind the camera in movies and TV. Geena Davis and Maria Giese, welcome to FRESH AIR. 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. MARIA GIESE: My first feature film directing job out of graduate film school was in England, not in the United States. . This Changes Everything takes an incisive look into the male-dominated film industry to examine those forces - both conscious and unconscious - that continue to foster the systemic underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women. Bosnian DONAHUE: They cant really complain to their agent or their manager because theyre just going to tell them just go with it, just be quiet. Presenting portraits of communities on the front lines, This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. DONAHUE: They tend to deny the problem after seeing the film. An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry. And so thats what I did and, in fact, its proven that theyre incredibly grateful and horrified and embarrassed. . DAVIS: Oh, I don't know which one you mean. Its not a spoiler to say that the documentary concludes with a call to action aimed squarely at (predominantly male) studio heads, pointing to the recent commitment to inclusive hiring by John Landgraf, the chief executive of the FX Networks, as an example of what real action can look like. 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. 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. What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we'll ever get to build a better world? And she's been dedicated to equality for women, more roles for women in Hollywood. This Changes Everything | A book, film and engagement project about why the climate crisis is the best opportunity we've ever had to build a better world. GROSS: And I just think it's so interesting that we're having this conversation about women's empowerment and inclusion of women, and the first part of your career revolves around being in your underwear (laughter). . And it seemed that, in the 21st century, this was a horrible message to be sending and very shocking. DAVIS: They do. 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. Slovene Spanish I'm Terry Gross, and this is FRESH AIR. JOIN NOW. And so obviously you only come when you're shooting, but I came every day at the beginning of the day (laughter) and grabbed my chair and put it next to Sydney and sat next to him all day, every day, making the movie. DAVIS: Oh, no. This was my plan (laughter). Can you talk about that? GEENA DAVIS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING: Thank you. Russian This documentary takes a deep look at gender disparity in Hollywood through the eyes of well-known actresses and female filmmakers. And I was horrified. GROSS: How did you decide to create your institute? I very much expected that that would not be the case. MARTIN: Do you think its because your initial focus was on kids television? But the biggest reaction of all was the press saying, like the title of the movie, this is going to change everything. '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. Danish Turkish And I just want an excuse to be able to do that (laughter). But as time went on and I became more empowered, I started really noticing. 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. 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. This sudden change in how people reacted when they recognized me was very, very pronounced. So it was all very shocking and great because what it really - well, first of all, I'll tell you how it affected me. DAVIS: Images are so powerful that it will impact real life. Catalan Melachrini, a housewife in Northern Greece where economic crisis is being used to justify mining and drilling projects that threaten the mountains, seas, and tourism economy. MARTIN: And youre saying that entertainment really does matter. And she founded an institute to study gender discrimination in Hollywood. GROSS: What did you like about archery? DAVIS: Oh, so - gosh. GROSS: There's Dustin Hoffman, who plays this man who can't get roles, finally auditions for a role posing as a woman in a soap opera. Copyright 2019 NPR. MARTIN: Have you felt your career jeopardized by your unspokeness about this? And I was so shocked when my coach said after just a few months, well, now you've got to start competing. And you say in the film that you were watching something with your daughter. I'm wondering what impact you think that might be having on the inclusion issue because we've seen how some men in Hollywood have misused their power to assault or harass women. The realization that a solution is possible, well, that changes everything They could say, what was I doing? Because the next movie somebody makes could be gender-balanced. And that was an extraordinary triumph. I did get work, and it was through my model agency that I got my first acting job. We can talk about it and everybody is talking about it, you know. Maybe they just thought I really wanted to, that I wanted to be such a student of film that that was my goal. DAVIS: Well, it did in a way. makes a muscular case for global warming as the defining, cross-sectional issue of our era., [A]robust new polemic . And so it was something they had no idea they were doing, and the data changed everything for them. Norwegian And I was kind of good at all of it. They founded the Directors Guild of Americas Womens Steering Committee in 1979. And you wouldnt know it because of how it turns out, four percent post his school. He said no, that's the whole point is competing. 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. And I was sure they must be right and waiting for this fabulous future that was coming. DAVIS: Well, so my character - they told me from the beginning - was a former showgirl who, when she was getting too old to do that, went into management and was able to create a successful career for herself that way. And that's what I set my mind to do. -Entertainment Weekly The documentary This Changes Everything gives audiences a look at how the tropes of "the girlfriend," the "useless chick," and the beauty who needs to "be saved" are still alive and well. It will be on air. And it was just, you know, doing a video with a casting assistant. Bring me my tiny violin. 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 There's no question about it. GIESE: Well, that was the thing. Lithuanian OK. Let me just play a clip from him in the film. Of the top 100 grossing films of 2017, male-lead characters received twice as much screen time as female leads. So thats why when it says 75 percent of women made this film, people actually clap at that line at the end. When did things start to slow down in your acting career? Although a large part of this documentary focuses on the fact that female directors do not get work and have trouble getting hired, and the director of this film. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. My guest Geena Davis starred in two movies about female empowerment - "Thelma & Louise" and "A League Of Their Own." 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. Still. Klein meticulously builds the case for how massively reducing our greenhouse emissions is our best chance to simultaneously reduce gaping inequalities, re-imagine our broken democracies, and rebuild our gutted local economies. That so it was already a conversation that started to happen when I start developing the film with my producing partner. This is the 21st century. You know, some shows are researched and all that and certainly harmless. . 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. This is FRESH AIR. The EEOC functions in total confidentiality. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. DAVIS: Hopefully not. Well, get her back. 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. And so I did. And - but nobody, and least of all him, nobody ever said, you realize you don't have to come every day? Where's her bathing suit stuff? But were not hearing womens voices or seeing the stories told through the female gaze when there are so few female directors. Italian, Japanese GROSS: So part of your work was modeling for Victoria's Secret. JENNIFER LAWRENCE: Its our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal . Copy may not be in its final form. No, I didn't think, oh, it's me, at all. Some positive developments are shown in China and Germany specifically. It really started for me at the end of 2014 with the Sony hack and finding out about the disparity in pay between Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper in American Hustle. 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. Executive Producers: Geena Davis, Steve Edwards, Regina Scully, Simone Pero, Madeline Di Nonno, Jennie Peters, Patty Casby, Ku-Ling Yurman In 2004, she founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media to get the actual data comparing the number and types of male and female roles and to use that data to convince the industry of the need for change. Romanian 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. So I think that's a big change that's happened. Over the course of 90 minutes, viewers will meet. MARTIN: So the title of the film, we start with that, This Changes Everything. This is something that you say in the film. Can we pull off these changes in time? Original filename: Naomi Klein - This Changes Everything.pdf URL: https://pdf.yt/d/Skb-ch_k7psDm90Q 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. Well, do they have any photos of her in a bathing suit? MORETZ: The biggest part of the movie is when she gets her period for the first time in the shower. Nobody complained about anything because you felt that it would damage your career. Why dont things change? And then I saw it everywhere. I was a feminist since I was 10-years-old because I came from a very right-wing family. 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. We also heard from director Maria Giese, who's also featured in the film "This Changes Everything." And you try really hard to, like, throw him off of you. Being so tall, I just didn't want anybody to look at me, especially if I was going to be failing at a sport. Throughout the film, Klein builds to her most controversial and exciting idea:that we can seize the existential crisis of climate change to transform our failed economic system into something radically better. They respond by organizing against fossil fuel extraction in their beloved Powder River Basin, and forming a new alliance with the Northern Cheyenne tribe to bring solar power to the nearby reservation. GROSS: Let down your hair, as you put it. It's really fun and incredibly challenging. GROSS: My guests are actor Geena Davis and director Maria Giese. Its an alarm that calls us to fix an economic system that is already failing us in many ways. TAX ID# 86-1943473, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, PO Box 9615, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701. Running time: 1 hour 36 minutes. The extraordinary detail and richness of the cinematography inThis Changes Everythingprovides an epic canvas for this exploration of the greatest challenge of our time. It was my first audition, and they had called model agencies to say, send any models who can act for an audition. Greek So I thats when I learned about the work of Geena in her institute and how important onscreen representation was. But so I think that will change and I think it will impact society, that life will imitate art. But it's profoundly not the case right now. Absolutely not. What are we doing? This documentary takes a deep look at gender disparity in Hollywood through the eyes of well-known actresses and female filmmakers. And I got the part. So I'm wondering if you think it's having that kind of effect. Spanish Japanese Bosnian Its just very elevated because its in the entertainment world. A new documentary explores how women in Hollywood are pushing for more representation in front of and behind the camera. I'm sure it made a lot of money. But when she got older and roles started to dry up, she realized how unempowered women were in Hollywood. GROSS: And so it's a kind of - I think at the time, people were comparing it to Butch Cassidy. Hilary Weston Writers Trust Prize for Nonfiction. Why hasnt it changed before now? And then the second thing were unions. This Changes Everything. . It was just like the way it was, and, you know, being sexy and all that kind of stuff. You know, the "Teletubbies" are gender-balanced; I don't know if you can tell. I want to ask you about "Thelma & Louise." 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. Give us some of the numbers that you find most disturbing. Lithuanian I mean you know. Polish . As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. GROSS: Prevent that kind of behavior. So I had a lot of training. Naomi Kleins This Changes Everything is a ground-breaking work on how climate change changes everything. Korean Ditto The First Wives Club, and, more recently, Frozen and Hidden Figures.. So I knew that we could invoke that law to be able to change things in a very significant way. 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. GROSS: The one with the feathers and DAVIS: The one with the feathers and rhinestones? And I think most people and certainly I did assume that kids entertainments are harmless, that they're - they might even be good for kids. 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. Overview. . And for me, the word feminist was a bad word in my house. Chinese Simple Kleins sharp analysis makes a compelling case that a mass awakening is part of the answer., Gripping and dramatic . Didnt seem to happen. It takes an incisive look at the history, empirical evidence, and systemic forces that foster gender discrimination and thus reinforce disparity in our culture. Most fascinating is an examination of the six women who in 1979 founded the Directors Guild of Americas Womens Steering Committee, which sought to investigate the hiring practices of studios. DAVIS: I think partly, back when I started, I wasnt thinking about that, even. 1 hr 30 min. And so that was really fun. This Changes Everything. Profoundly, embarrassing few. With - the other thing that I loved about it was that it's measured by points. 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. Italian This Changes Everything, which launches July 22 in theaters across America, is a new documentary (ironically, by a man) that traces the trailblazing women in the business, like Shonda Rhimes, Cate Blanchett, and Natalie Portman, as well as Meryl Streep, Jessica Chastain, Reese Witherspoon, Taraji P. Henson and Rose McGowan to help unpack . Nothing except that climate change changes everything. Her work led to an ongoing EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors, as well as an ACLU campaign against discrimination. MARTIN: You know one of the things that really fascinated me about the film is that you point out it wasnt always this way. And that action alone sent the numbers skyrocketing from 0.5% to 16% in just 10 years from 1985 to 1995. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. 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. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. GROSS: So the EEOC has been conducting an investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors. She braids together the science, psychology, geopolitics, economics, ethics and activism that shape the climate question. 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. A lot of negative reaction in the press too like, oh, no, the world is ruined now. Thelma & Louise was supposed to have done it. This is FRESH AIR. There's far fewer movies with a female lead character. Norwegian In 2004, she founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. You go out to the parking lot with him, and he starts to rape you. And I think the first thing to change will be on screen. So I figured, well, I mean, what were the odds anyway I was going to be in a Sydney Pollack movie with Dustin Hoffman? Directed by Avi Lewis 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. Progress will happen when men take a stand, an emphatic Meryl Streep says. Dutch Determined to provide a ray of light for those under her care, a young nurse navigates the world of mental health and the diverse stories surrounding it. Film Review: 'This Changes Everything' Before the #MeToo movement began, director Tom Donahue began assembling a documentary about gender inequality in Hollywood. Or did you think, oh, it's me - no one wants me anymore? Heart and mind go hand in hand in this magisterial response to a present crisis., We lack the collective spaces in which to confront the raw terror of ecocide, is how Klein encapsulates the problem. SCREENING GUIDES. . JOHN LANDGRAF, HEAD, FX: I had this unconscious bias that we would have to be making sacrifices to hire people with less experience. Channeling the hurried nature of a TV docuseries edited to cover an extremely broad topic in a limited amount of time, the first act layers a lot of too-brief sound bites albeit from an impressive array of influential women, including Reese Witherspoon and Shonda Rhimes over movie clips emphasizing the prevalence of machismo and misogyny (The Godfather, for example) to almost dizzying effect. . GROSS: And you also are an archer - like bow and arrow archery. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. GROSS: came into play here, too, because there's more of you for Dustin Hoffman to be fazed by when he walks in. The catastrophic effects of climate change are viewed through the lens of those in the US northeast coast who suffered through Hurricane Sandy. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. TV-PG. And he just does it. 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