German Klein and those impassioned protesters provide something that has been in short supply in the predecessors DAVIS: It did well. And your role is as the entertainment director of a casino. Polish MICHEL MARTIN, CONTRIBUTOR: Geena Davis, Tom Donahue, thank you so much for talking to us. Unions did not allow women because putting women in the unions meant lower pay and lower prestige. Why hasnt it changed before now? 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. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I did. So they send over a Victoria's Secret catalogue (laughter). JOIN NOW. And we started to have meetings with them. 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. But what I did, also as Geena, was start looking at the numbers, and I started to notice that only 4% of studio features were directed by women, and only 13% of episodic TV shows were directed by women. Naomi Klein - This Changes Everything.pdf (PDFy mirror) Publication date 2014-01-01 Topics mirror, pdf.yt Collection pdfymirrors; additional_collections Language English This public document was automatically mirrored from PDFy. She exposes the ideological desperation of the climate-change deniers, the messianic delusions of the would-be geoengineers, and the tragic defeatism of too many mainstream green initiatives. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Its one of the best things thats ever happened in my professional career. GROSS: And you even competed to be on the Olympic archery team. that women are now dominating that field because we just saw it on T.V. . 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. And she documents the inspiring movements that have already begun this process: communities that are not just refusing to be sites of further fossil fuel extraction but are building the next, regeneration-based economies right now. You know, I mean, both are kind of unattainable. Oh, no, we can't. -Alice Walker, author and activist, Purposely unsettling Ultimately encouraging Geena Davis is an actress who starred in such films as "A League Of Their Own" and "Thelma & Louise." 1 hr 30 min. 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. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. DAVIS: Absolutely, yes. When you have 150 men on set and one woman, how is that woman protected? Was that because you thought that was the way you could break in? She had to fight really hard to get them to put it on the air. 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 it was television that showed me there it was another way, and it was a show called MASH. When, for instance, in 2017 I think, female-led films made 38 percent more money at the Box Office than male-led films. So I learned about being a feminist through the activism of a man. Finnish And Kim and I are sitting there going like, well, respectfully, I dont think you know what youre talking about. A right wing think tank provides its view that the climate change issue needs to be dealt with through market forces. And my friend and I acted out your trip. Bring me my tiny violin. So I knew that we could invoke that law to be able to change things in a very significant way. OK. Let me just play a clip from him in the film. [2] Slovene And I was really worried about coming off as if I didn't know anything, that people would be saying, she doesn't even know where to stand or what to do. 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. Its always been that way. The New York Times Book Review called it The most momentous and contentious environmental book since Silent Spring.. That so it was already a conversation that started to happen when I start developing the film with my producing partner. DONAHUE: And then Patricia Arquette got up at the Oscars and demanded equal pay. Tomatometer 18 Reviews. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They dont care that Im black. 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. In the directors guild, there were only two women I think up until the 1960s who were members of the union. He refuses. Well, get her back. Like I think a lot of people have become familiar with the whole question of representation on screen. Climate change isnt just another issue to be neatly filed between taxes and health care. Like competing - if you're nervous, your shot's going to be off. 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. Presenting portraits of communities on the front lines, This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. Directed by Avi Lewis, and inspired by Naomi Kleins international non-fiction bestsellerThis Changes Everything, the film presents seven powerful portraits of communities on the front lines, from Montanas Powder River Basin to the Alberta Tar Sands, from the coast of South India to Beijing and beyond. GROSS: And, you know, you're dressed in your underwear so it's even more, like, imposing and, for him, kind of embarrassing because he's a man who is finding it all very arousing, and he shouldn't be there because he's posing as a woman. She founded an institute, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Accuracy and availability may vary. GROSS: Yeah. Bosnian GROSS: So you went to the ACLU, and then the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission became involved, too. We were made to feel very dispensable. So I never tried anything. So Geena, will you just tell us what the title is referring to? JENNIFER LAWRENCE: Its our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal . Croatian ("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. DAVIS: Right. ', A work of startling force, exhaustive reporting, and telling anecdote . Watch This Changes Everything: Men Don't See Us Women Equal. So I did. Whats your first name? but like a place where we actually want to live And I could see that I was not going to make any headway with them. GROSS: What did you like about archery? Turkish 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 Hollywood's systematic sexism and discrimination. GROSS: A battle with yourself to not battle with yourself. So I think that's a big change that's happened. You go out to the parking lot with him, and he starts to rape you. Russian Against the backdrop of Greece in crisis, a powerful social movement rises. 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. Catalan MARTIN: Every person that Ive spoken with who have seen the film is just shocked by it. MARTIN: To that point, heres a scene from the film which speaks with that with Kimberly Pierce, the director, and Chloe Grace Moretz. But how can you change the world if you've taken yourself out of it? GROSS: So what about other women you knew from film school? TAX ID# 86-1943473, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, PO Box 9615, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701. From Thelma & Louise to A League of Their Own, the Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis made her name with her strong female characters. Global Release 2020, 2023 Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Spanish DAVIS: Well, I was astounded that it happened. Script extract. And, you know, being harassed and all kinds of things going on, being not listened to, talked down to, all that stuff. 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. 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. Can you talk about that? They're both featured in the new documentary "This Changes Everything" about discrimination against women in front of and behind the camera in Hollywood. 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. She's receiving an honorary Oscar this year, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, at a special ceremony in October. JOIN NOW. 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. This Changes Everything makes this point very clear, while also seeking to spark initiative. Give us some of the numbers that you find most disturbing. If she can see it, she can be it. Terms Privacy Policy For Our Members Access, All rights reserved. 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. Romanian DONAHUE: So the cheaper shows on Netflix and Hulu. The first film you directed was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. And I learned that he was he called himself a feminist. Film Review: 'This Changes Everything' Before the #MeToo movement began, director Tom Donahue began assembling a documentary about gender inequality in Hollywood. And so I learned at 36 that I actually was coordinated. And very quickly, the coaches were saying, you know, you have a lot of untapped athletic ability. Most importantly, the film seeks pathways and solutions from within and outside the industry, and around the world. . 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. So I figured, well, I mean, what were the odds anyway I was going to be in a Sydney Pollack movie with Dustin Hoffman? Portuguese 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. Audience Score 100+ Ratings. Maybe they just thought I really wanted to, that I wanted to be such a student of film that that was my goal. makes a muscular case for global warming as the defining, cross-sectional issue of our era. . And so it kind of made sense in that way. There are going to be so many more movies with women starring and everything. 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. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. . 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. GROSS: So part of your work was modeling for Victoria's Secret. GROSS: If you're just joining us, my guests are both featured in the new documentary "This Changes Everything" about discrimination against women in Hollywood. The result is the most momentous and contentious environmental book since Silent Spring. 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. 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. MARTIN: Have you felt your career jeopardized by your unspokeness about this? Is that why because no studio heads appeared in this film because theyre so embarrassed? A determined detective continues his search for the truth behind Asia's largest drug organization and its elusive boss he has unfinished business with. 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. Anyone can read what you share. So I'm wondering if you think it's having that kind of effect. Yet we can seize this existential crisis to transform our failed economic system into something radically better. 2019 | Maturity Rating: TV-MA | 1h 35m | Documentary Films. 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. Kleins urgency and outrage is balanced by meticulous documentation and passionate argument. [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. She's featured in the movie and as an executive producer of the film. And Im like, yay, I cant wait. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. And I had gone to Paris to do the collections, and in the meantime, Sydney Pollack saw my audition tape and said, hey, I like her. Published in 2014, it debuted at #5 on the New York Times list and at #1 in Canada. 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. And, you know, that's obviously an option that everybody can take. GROSS: Yes, you're not fazed by seeing Dustin Hoffman walk in because you think he's really a woman. This Changes Everything. -Entertainment Weekly DAVIS: It was very specific, actually. 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 this guy on the show named Alan Alda, who I was learning everything about. MARTIN: But there are a number of women who are interviewed in this film whose careers have been damaged by speaking out. She's interesting. 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. What happened after that? 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. Chinese Complex 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. Author interview. DAVIS: Well, I definitely see a big shift happening in Hollywood in the past couple of years since #MeToo and Time's Up. And so thats what I did and, in fact, its proven that theyre incredibly grateful and horrified and embarrassed. GROSS: Well, what was wrong with that plan? A really decent doc, but like 99% of the reviews here, I'm completely dumbfounded why they hired a MALE to direct this. 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. I knew I wanted to be in movies, as opposed to theater. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. And they got really excited. . And I started to do research. 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 So I had a lot of training. Im an optimist. The extraordinary detail and richness of the cinematography inThis Changes Everythingprovides an epic canvas for this exploration of the greatest challenge of our time. 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