There are going to be so many more movies with women starring and everything. When did things start to slow down in your acting career? 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. I think the big advantage was that people who make kids entertainment do it because they care about kids. 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. 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. So why does the behind the camera representation matter so much? 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 . GIESE: Well, that was the thing. They're both featured in the new documentary "This Changes Everything" about discrimination against women in front of and behind the camera in Hollywood. Give us some of the numbers that you find most disturbing. And this is a buddy movie that's a women's movie. So do you have any idea where things stand? Interwoven with these stories of struggle is Kleins narration, connecting the carbon in the air with the economic system that put it there. 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). Swedish JOHN LANDGRAF, HEAD, FX: I had this unconscious bias that we would have to be making sacrifices to hire people with less experience. Film schools are now half female. 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. And that's what I set my mind to do. DAVIS: Well, it was completely random in some ways. Turkish DONAHUE: So the cheaper shows on Netflix and Hulu. In this part of the interview, I'm going to talk more with Davis about her own movie career. And a little by little, I introduced them to a group of my female colleagues. And so I did. You used to make a movie a year. For the first thing I showed her, there were profoundly more male characters than female, and it was aimed at two-year- olds. So they send over a Victoria's Secret catalogue (laughter). She had to fight really hard to get them to put it on the air. . Because the next movie somebody makes could be gender-balanced. And Kim and I are sitting there going like, well, respectfully, I dont think you know what youre talking about. And her actions led to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors in Hollywood. But you could, by answering its call to action. The New York Times Book Review called it The most momentous and contentious environmental book since Silent Spring.. 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. So thats why when it says 75 percent of women made this film, people actually clap at that line at the end. So I gathered all my articles and all the work that I had done, and I had even written the beginnings of a legal brief, and I brought it to the ACLU, where I met Melissa Goodman and Ariela Migdal. 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. Absolutely not. I never got another paying job. She's in Paris. Ms. Klein is aware of the intractability of the problems she describes, but she manages optimism nonetheless., Klein is a brave and passionate writer who always deserves to be heard, and this is a powerful and urgent book., If global warming is a worldwide wake-up call, were all pretty heavy sleepers . This Changes Everything has been translated into 27 languages: Arabic A right wing think tank provides its view that the climate change issue needs to be dealt with through market forces. And I got the part. A work of startling force, exhaustive reporting, and telling anecdote . UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Feud is so, so good. A film that brings our peril into focus and what we might learn from despair. So I never tried anything. Director Avi Lewis Writer 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. -Alice Walker, author and activist, Purposely unsettling Ultimately encouraging 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. makes a muscular case for global warming as the defining, cross-sectional issue of our era., [A]robust new polemic . LANDGRAF: The minute we open our door and we say, come express it here, the work got better. makes a muscular case for global warming as the defining, cross-sectional issue of our era. 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. Ukrainian. Transcript A new documentary explores how women in Hollywood are pushing for more representation in front of and behind the camera. MARTIN: Every person that Ive spoken with who have seen the film is just shocked by it. And it was just, you know, doing a video with a casting assistant. The result is the most momentous and contentious environmental book since Silent Spring. I get to have opinions, I get to be smart. But the biggest reaction of all was the press saying, like the title of the movie, this is going to change everything. Drawing on an impressive volume of research, Ms. Klein savages the idea that we will be saved by new technologies or by an incremental shift away from fossil fuels: Both approaches, she argues, are forms of denial . A really decent doc, but like 99% of the reviews here, I'm completely dumbfounded why they hired a MALE to direct this. to unsuccessfully sue Warner Bros. and Columbia Pictures for discrimination). DAVIS: Not at all. Russian 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. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When I called to say we were going to greenlight it, the male executive on the other end of the line literally hung up on me. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They dont care that Im black. 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. 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. Here it is. I showed her, you know, G-rated videos and little kids movies and TV shows - and, you know, obviously, there's some exceptions to that. This is a rush transcript. A lot of negative reaction in the press too like, oh, no, the world is ruined now. Like why do I care? She's got a handgun, pulls it on him, asks him to apologize. 10 Video Games That Need a Live Action Adaptation, 2023's Most Anticipated Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-offs. DAVIS: Absolutely, which is fantastic. . 47%. Well, Tom, talk a little about what the problem is if you would. So I decided I wanted to take up a sport in the real-life way and not the movie version. MARTIN: In the age of silent films, women directed a lot of films. So it was all very shocking and great because what it really - well, first of all, I'll tell you how it affected me. MARTIN: Why do you think that was the click moment for you? 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. MARTIN: To that point, heres a scene from the film which speaks with that with Kimberly Pierce, the director, and Chloe Grace Moretz. It'll ruin your career was the thinking. Its the chivalry of the 21st century.. In 2018, 92 percent of the directors of the top 250 domestic releases were men. Accuracy and availability may vary. After we take a short break, we'll hear from photographer Bruce Talamon, whose photos of soul, funk and R&B stars of the '70s and early '80s are collected in a book. So I learned about being a feminist through the activism of a man. Production companies: CreativeChaos vmg, New Plot Films, US Release 2019. GROSS: So the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media has done a lot of research on the numbers. Since then it has been shown 1000s of times in community screenings around the world. So there's no way for us to really know where the investigation is, even though it's now, oh - what? 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. Geena Davis and Maria Giese, welcome to FRESH AIR. Can you talk about that? MARTIN: I think it was Maya Angelou who said you cant be what you cant see. So I knew that we could invoke that law to be able to change things in a very significant way. DAVIS: Right. MARTIN: Did you think it was as bad as it is? Documentary. Actress Geena Davis rallies Meryl Streep, Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon and others in this powerful documentary. [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.. A new documentary explores how women in Hollywood are pushing for more representation in front of and behind the camera. 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. You know, some shows are researched and all that and certainly harmless. This is the 21st century. 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. Polish Where's her bathing suit stuff? Nothing except that climate change changes everything. But how can you change the world if you've taken yourself out of it? But I loved it. Presenting portraits of communities on the front lines, This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. And why does that matter? And my friend and I acted out your trip. Danish Some positive developments are shown in China and Germany specifically. Things were looking good for you after film school. - three years and seven months going. They're both featured in the new documentary about that campaign called "This Changes Everything.". So they were driven out of the unions. but like a place where we actually want to live The numbers have obviously not improved for decades. Ditto The First Wives Club, and, more recently, Frozen and Hidden Figures.. 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. There's far fewer movies with a female lead character. Female. GROSS: This is the equal opportunity law. 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. Why dont things change? We dont have to wait for things to turn around in real life. It's a lonely sport because you're out there for hours every day shooting by yourself. 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. So it was so horrifying to me that we would be doing this to kids that I decided I had to try to do something. This documentary takes a deep look at gender disparity in Hollywood through the eyes of well-known actresses and female filmmakers. And so it kind of made sense in that way. 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. MARTIN: But Geena, this has to have happened to you throughout your career? But as time went on and I became more empowered, I started really noticing. GROSS: But you were with Sydney Pollack. And I had spent so much time in a field where you're measured by people's judgment, you know, where, you know, you're approved of by others' opinions rather than factual merit. Nobody was going into this thinking, oh, we're going to really make a statement with this, or this is going to be a powerful message for anybody. . 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. -Entertainment Weekly DAVIS: It did well. - because it was a big hit. 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. Can we play that? It often seems that these worlds are completely . Youll get much less salary because you guys dont really matter and well replace you if you have any complaints. MARTIN: You know one of the things that really fascinated me about the film is that you point out it wasnt always this way. Interwoven with these stories of struggle is Naomi Klein's narration, connecting the carbon in the air with the economic system that put it there. . Not rated. Korean PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. GROSS: A battle with yourself to not battle with yourself. Kleins sharp analysis makes a compelling case that a mass awakening is part of the answer., Gripping and dramatic . Which really isn't very old. GIESE: So in - five months after they received that letter from the ACLU, they began their investigation. We should be showing kids that boys and girls share the same bicycle. Italian An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry. Directed by Avi Lewis, and inspired by Naomi Klein's international non-fiction bestseller This Changes Everything, the film presents seven powerful 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. See production, box office & company info, Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It, White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch, Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres, Late Night with Seth Meyers: Milo Ventimiglia/Geena Davis/Ex Hex/Julian Dorio. LANDGRAF: And Im here to say its there. Running time: 1 hour 36 minutes. Director Tom Donahue Stars Reese Witherspoon Mira Nair How did you take up archery? MARTIN: So you can see it with kids entertainment? And but I just assumed kids media would be gender-balanced, and wholesome, and good for you, and all that. 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. As the actress and activist Geena Davis puts it in This Changes Everything, a new documentary about Hollywoods pervasive gender inequalities, each of those highly successful films with female leads (and in some cases, female filmmakers) had been expected to expand the opportunities for women, or so the media narrative went with each release. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. DAVIS: Well, the bigger part was the (laughter) - that Sydney liked my audition. Danish 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. Produced by: Ilan Arboleda, Kerianne Flynn, Tom Donahue 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. DAVIS: Well, it did in a way. Your first movie role, "Tootsie," you're in your underwear in the film. 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