And so it kind of made sense in that way. And I just want an excuse to be able to do that (laughter). They could say, what was I doing? We havent made significant progress, Klein argues, because weve been expecting solutions from the very same institutions that created the problem in the first place . Geena Davis and Maria Giese, welcome to FRESH AIR. . This documentary takes a deep look at gender disparity in Hollywood through the eyes of well-known actresses and female filmmakers. Korean And I was horrified. This Changes Everything 2018, Documentary, 1h 37m 88% Tomatometer 25 Reviews 100% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Verified Ratings Where to watch Rent/buy Subscription Rent/buy Rent/buy Want to. No, I didn't think, oh, it's me, at all. In this part of the interview, I'm going to talk more with Davis about her own movie career. namely, a modicum of hope for the future MARTIN: So you can see it with kids entertainment? I get to be a doctor. 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. We dont have to wait for things to turn around in real life. 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. By Joel Horwood. 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. There's far fewer movies with a female lead character. Watch all you want. A really decent doc, but like 99% of the reviews here, I'm completely dumbfounded why they hired a MALE to direct this. Well, it meant a little ironically. It will be on air. Yet we can seize this existential crisis to transform our failed economic system into something radically better. As the staggering statistics on gender parity continue to demonstrate, though, not much has changed. MARTIN: I think it was Maya Angelou who said you cant be what you cant see. DAVIS: Well, I was astounded that it happened. I always say go through the script and change it. When, for instance, in 2017 I think, female-led films made 38 percent more money at the Box Office than male-led films. French You were attached to other projects. And it also struck a nerve that none of us expected. A right wing think tank provides its view that the climate change issue needs to be dealt with through market forces. But thats what we were worried about. And, of course, it's all a joke. 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. After the release of This Changes Everything book and film, Naomi went on a sold out tour to speak to audiences worldwide. Downloads only available on ad-free plans. GROSS: So part of your work was modeling for Victoria's Secret. This Changes Everything Official trailer Did we miss something on diversity? ("This Changes Everything" features interviews with Callie Khouri, Kimberly Peirce, Sharon Stone, Amber Tamblyn, Rose McGowen, Amandla Stenberg, Chloe Grace Moretz, Taraji P. Henson, Natalie. You know, some shows are researched and all that and certainly harmless. And so I never asked any questions, and I didn't know that you didn't have to come every day. Nothing is certain. 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. Geena Davis is also an executive producer of the film. Variety: Geena Davis Talks This Changes Everything Doc and Conscious Gender Bias in Behind-the-Scenes Hiring, Good Deed Entertainment: This Changes Everything (2019) Exclusive Interview with Geena Davis & Director Tom Donahue, PBS SoCal: Interview with Geena Davis and Tom Donahue on This Changes Everything, Deadline: This Changes Everything Review: Compelling Documentary Tackles Hollywood Gender Inequality Head-On, The New York Times: This Changes Everything Review: Hollywoods Men, Called to Action. Provocative, compelling, and accessible to even the most climate-fatigued viewers,This Changes Everythingwill leave you refreshed and inspired, reflecting on the ties between us, the kind of lives we really want, and why the climate crisis is at the centre of it all. Now they were saying, oh, I have to tell you what I thought about this movie, and this is how many times I saw it. Give us some of the numbers that you find most disturbing. Running time: 1 hour 36 minutes. DAVIS: I think I noticed it because Ive been in like A League of Their Own and I became very aware of how few inspirational female characters there are in regular adult fare. I felt very unhappy with having that sort of imposed on me by other people. But as time went on and I became more empowered, I started really noticing. GROSS: Geena Davis, let me bring you back into the conversation. He's got you pinned against a car. Polish Chinese Simple And a little by little, I introduced them to a group of my female colleagues. She's featured in the movie and as an executive producer of the film. Slovene It was my first audition, and they had called model agencies to say, send any models who can act for an audition. 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. We'll be right back. Well, get her back. Davis and director Maria Giese discuss the dramatic disparities on screen. In the directors guild, there were only two women I think up until the 1960s who were members of the union. By what name was This Changes Everything (2015) officially released in India in English? And the ending's kind of similar, where, you know, they kind of ride off a cliff, and you drive off a cliff. But it was television that showed me there it was another way, and it was a show called MASH. And that was an extraordinary triumph. that women are now dominating that field because we just saw it on T.V. Actress Geena Davis rallies Meryl Streep, Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon and others in this powerful documentary. Japanese . Unlike many works about the climate crisis, this is not a film that tries to scare the audience into action: it aims to empower. Can we play that? NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. . Its not about carbonits about capitalism. Once it finally begins to focus on the mission, however, This Changes Everything not only becomes engrossing but reveals itself as a crucial cri de coeur. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. This Changes Everything. She's in Paris. I think theres some backlash. DONAHUE: Sure. I get to have opinions, I get to be smart. DAVIS: Not at all. The story goes full circle back to Alberta and what should or needs to be done to combat climate change while dealing with the economy and thus people's short term well-being. And that's what I set my mind to do. GEENA DAVIS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING: Thank you. MARTIN: And youre saying that entertainment really does matter. . 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. AMANPOUR: Yes. Presenting portraits of communities on the front lines, This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. Watch all you want. 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. Italian [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.. Things were looking good for you after film school. . 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. MARTIN: In fact, theres a clip for that. In 2018, 92 percent of the directors of the top 250 domestic releases were men. So what impact do you think it had both on audiences but also on Hollywood? GROSS: came into play here, too, because there's more of you for Dustin Hoffman to be fazed by when he walks in. And you try really hard to, like, throw him off of you. DONAHUE: And then Patricia Arquette got up at the Oscars and demanded equal pay. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Its one of the best things thats ever happened in my professional career. 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. to unsuccessfully sue Warner Bros. and Columbia Pictures for discrimination). Now, with Director Donahue, shes taking her message to the masses with the film, This Changes Everything which they have been discussing with our Michel Martin. And I'm like, oh, my God, no. . Profoundly, embarrassing few. You hear so many women speaking up when they encounter injustice and openly talking about it. MARTIN: But Geena, this has to have happened to you throughout your career? MARTIN: Do you think its because your initial focus was on kids television? And, you know, that's obviously an option that everybody can take. He said no, that's the whole point is competing. What were you looking for and what did you come away with? MARTIN: So the title of the film, we start with that, This Changes Everything. This is something that you say in the film. 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. OK. Let me just play a clip from him in the film. And I started to do research. I'm Terry Gross, and this is FRESH AIR. Catalan . Or did you think, oh, it's me - no one wants me anymore? Spanish Book & Film Study Guide. Geena Davis is also an executive producer of the film. Its an alarm that calls us to fix an economic system that is already failing us in many ways. 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. 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. 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. . Unions did not allow women because putting women in the unions meant lower pay and lower prestige. Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. We have also been told that humanity is too greedy and selfish to rise to this challenge. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You directed an episode of it. Actress Geena Davis rallies Meryl Streep, Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon and others in this . And for me, it was no big deal to want to take the man until here and try to tell this story. (Laughter). You know, God forbid you complain about your salary not being equal or being harassed or mistreated or discriminated against because they'll just get somebody else, you know? LANDGRAF: And maybe that the talent wouldnt be there. In the course of this struggle, they help ignite a nationwide movement. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They dont care that Im black. For more details, visit the official This Changes Everything website, where youll find more Press information and Endnotes. Kleins sharp analysis makes a compelling case that a mass awakening is part of the answer., Gripping and dramatic . MARTIN: In the age of silent films, women directed a lot of films. GROSS: The one with the feathers and DAVIS: The one with the feathers and rhinestones? We can reflect the future now and it will make it happen. . So they looked east to the banks to basically the patriarchal systems in the east and so they created the studio system in the west. Several women serve as executive producers, including Davis.). You used to make a movie a year. 1 hr 30 min. 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%. It was a small budget, and we hoped somebody would see it and not object to the ending. 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. . But when she got older and roles started to dry up, she realized how unempowered women were in Hollywood. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. What happened after that? 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. GIESE: You know, I did a lot of script writing and doctoring and - but no, no primetime TV shows, even though I observed for hundreds of hours on major TV shows like Dick Wolf's "Law & Order.". DAVIS: Well, it did in a way. You know, they just determined to do it, and they're very creative and they make it happen. And so that was really fun. DAVIS: Absolutely, yes. Running time: 1 hour 36 minutes. This documentary on climate change and its causes focuses largely on stories of human connection to the land, some who try to control the land, while others who see humans as temporary stewards of the land to pass to future generations. [2] And womens films do make more money and have, I think, over the last three years. GROSS: Did you think of it as discrimination against older women? Climate change isnt just another issue to be neatly filed between taxes and health care. GROSS: It's like, he's short; you're really tall. GIESE: Yes, Title VII, which was written into law in 1964 by President Johnson. And I think its because what I decided to do was I wanted the research so I could go directly to the creators and share it with them in a private and very friendly way because I knew they didnt know what they were doing. Global Release 2020, 2023 Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. And that, for me, became a battle worth fighting for. Audience Score 100+ Ratings. Go behind the scenes of Netflix TV shows and movies, see what's coming soon and watch bonus videos on. DAVIS: Oh, no. Kleinexposes the myths that are clouding the climate debate. Mike and Alexis, a Montana goat ranching couple who see their dreams coated in oil from a broken pipeline. But we were stunned at the reaction that was instant - cover of Time magazine and all that stuff. makes a muscular case for global warming as the defining, cross-sectional issue of our era. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I did. But for the most part, I saw appalling gender imbalance. 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. ', A work of startling force, exhaustive reporting, and telling anecdote . MARIA GIESE: My first feature film directing job out of graduate film school was in England, not in the United States. Bulgarian So I'm wondering if you think it's having that kind of effect. Greek -Entertainment Weekly 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. After feeling that she was shut out of directing because she's a woman, she became an activist. Geena Davis is an actress who starred in such films as "A League Of Their Own" and "Thelma & Louise." 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. 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. For the rest of us, This Changes Everything will frustrate, enrage and maybe even inspire. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. MARTIN: So Geena, how do you stay in it though? And so it was something they had no idea they were doing, and the data changed everything for them. Where's her bathing suit stuff? I was a feminist since I was 10-years-old because I came from a very right-wing family. The film presents seven portraits of communities on the front lines, from Montana's Powder River Basin to the Alberta Tar Sands, from the coast of South India to Beijing and beyond. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. KIMBERLY PIERCE, DIRECTOR, CARRIE: I was being talked to and treated and questioned constantly and indifferently. 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. DAVIS: Images are so powerful that it will impact real life. Anyone can read what you share. Like competing - if you're nervous, your shot's going to be off. And I was sure they must be right and waiting for this fabulous future that was coming. MICHEL MARTIN, CONTRIBUTOR: Geena Davis, Tom Donahue, thank you so much for talking to us. It often seems that these worlds are completely . Lithuanian And I got the part. The catastrophic effects of climate change are viewed through the lens of those in the US northeast coast who suffered through Hurricane Sandy. A star-studded documentary about gender inequality in film and TV is equal parts history lesson and constructive criticism. 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. a scene from This Changes Everything, the documentary. LANDGRAF: And Im here to say its there. You putting men in charge basically driving women and people of color out. Since then it has been shown 1000s of times in community screenings around the world. So I thats when I learned about the work of Geena in her institute and how important onscreen representation was. And I was like, you know, I was a huge fan of "GLOW" and very much wanted to do it. [1] 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. GROSS: So you went to the ACLU, and then the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission became involved, too. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Recorded by CBC Ideasafter the historic December 2015 Paris Climate meeting, in this lecture, Naomi analyzed the failures of that Agreement and discussed ways to move forward from it. And I'd like to see if I could do that. DAVIS: Oh, so - gosh. GROSS: And you also are an archer - like bow and arrow archery. GROSS: So you and your friend, played by Susan Sarandon - they go on a trip together, have a lot of drinks in a bar, guy comes up to you, asked to dance with you. A parallel issue to what we've been talking about - we've been talking about inclusion of women - parallel issue is the predatory behavior of certain men in Hollywood - directors, actors, heads of companies. My understanding is they don't make their investigation public. The books exploration of climate change from the perspective of how capitalism functions produces fresh insights and its examination of the interconnectedness between our relationship with nature and the creation of better, fairer societies presents a radical proposal. What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we'll ever get to build a better world? 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. So do you have any idea where things stand? This is FRESH AIR. Being so tall, I just didn't want anybody to look at me, especially if I was going to be failing at a sport. MARTIN: But there are a number of women who are interviewed in this film whose careers have been damaged by speaking out. So I decided I wanted to take up a sport in the real-life way and not the movie version. 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. We also heard from director Maria Giese, who's also featured in the film "This Changes Everything." And he just does it. GIESE: Well, I understood very quickly that the numbers in and of themselves inferred violations of Title VII. Will this film change everything? 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. Now, this changes everything. DONAHUE: Well, two things. 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. Davis and director Maria Giese discuss the dramatic. 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. Absolutely not. This Changes Everything August 31, 2015 We're excited to share the official poster for This Changes Everything the documentary! 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. And two and a half years later, I was a semifinalist for the Olympic trials. Also was named Observer Book of the Year and a New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books of the Year and Margaret Atwood chose it for The Guardians Best Books of 2014 list. Tweets by NaomiAKlein. GROSS: So what about other women you knew from film school? The Film thischangeseverything.org Press Kit Aug. 05 2015 5 About the book The feature documentary was inspired by award-winning author Naomi Klein's critically acclaimed worldwide bestselling non-fiction book This Changes Everything. So I did. And I could see that I was not going to make any headway with them. Polish The first film you directed was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. I knew I wanted to be in movies, as opposed to theater. Well, we call the film This Changes Everything, because its about kind of why that doesnt happen. You know, it was, like, an amazing introduction. I - my daughter was a toddler, and I decided she was old enough to start watching preschool shows. DONAHUE: Yes. And so thats what I did and, in fact, its proven that theyre incredibly grateful and horrified and embarrassed. Geena, I want to start with you. I did get work, and it was through my model agency that I got my first acting job. Well, Tom, talk a little about what the problem is if you would. The EEOC functions in total confidentiality. 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). JENNIFER LAWRENCE: Its our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal . She's got a handgun, pulls it on him, asks him to apologize. 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. 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. DAVIS: Well, I definitely see a big shift happening in Hollywood in the past couple of years since #MeToo and Time's Up. GROSS: And you even competed to be on the Olympic archery team. MORETZ: The biggest part of the movie is when she gets her period for the first time in the shower. Produced with New Plot Films in association with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, David Yurman, and . What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance well ever get to build a better world? 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. A group of disillusioned young women have disappeared. 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. DONAHUE: There hasnt been a lot of change. 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 . 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