this changes everything documentary transcript

So I did. Women are socialized to go along with the dominant patriarch. Its the lowest hanging fruit possible. Didnt seem to happen. There's no question about it. And if you're just joining us, my guest is actor Geena Davis and director Maria Giese. Your first movie role, "Tootsie," you're in your underwear in the film. I want to ask you about "Thelma & Louise." Go behind the scenes of Netflix TV shows and movies, see what's coming soon and watch bonus videos on. What is the connection? 56%. And we started to have meetings with them. This Changes Everything DOCUMENTARY Told first-hand by some of Hollywood's leading voices, This Changes Everything is a feature-length documentary that uncovers what is beneath what is one of the most confounding dilemmas in the entertainment industry- the under-representation and misrepresentation of women. Maybe they just thought I really wanted to, that I wanted to be such a student of film that that was my goal. GROSS: So you went to the ACLU, and then the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission became involved, too. 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. And I got the part. LANDGRAF: The minute we open our door and we say, come express it here, the work got better. But it was television that showed me there it was another way, and it was a show called MASH. 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. 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. It takes a bit of time for the documentary to find its groove. And it hasnt changed in all that time. And it's a buddy movie. that women are now dominating that field because we just saw it on T.V. MARIA GIESE: My first feature film directing job out of graduate film school was in England, not in the United States. Polish Chinese Simple DAVIS: Absolutely, yes. DAVIS: In "A League Of Their Own," yeah. DAVIS: Yes. 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? And it also struck a nerve that none of us expected. This Changes Everything August 31, 2015 We're excited to share the official poster for This Changes Everything the documentary! She founded an institute, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Copy may not be in its final form. The women have guns. This was my plan (laughter). Globe & Mail This Changes Everything. . 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. This is FRESH AIR. I never got another paying job. So I decided I wanted to take up a sport in the real-life way and not the movie version. Overview. So when I got back from Cannes, I was represented at William Morris Agency, and basically nothing happened. . 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. You know, I mean, both are kind of unattainable. Maria Giese is a director who felt shut out of directing because she's a woman. For the first thing I showed her, there were profoundly more male characters than female, and it was aimed at two-year- olds. Portuguese . 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. Forget everything you think you know about global warming. This documentary takes a deep look at gender disparity in Hollywood through the eyes of well-known actresses and female filmmakers. Japanese GROSS: My guests are actor Geena Davis and director Maria Giese. GROSS: So the EEOC has been conducting an investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors. . You had a small role. Kleins urgency and outrage is balanced by meticulous documentation and passionate argument. This Changes Everything. GROSS: A battle with yourself to not battle with yourself. 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. MARTIN: Do you think its because your initial focus was on kids television? PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. But thats what we were worried about. So I started making this movie. I felt its my duty as a feminist, male or otherwise. 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. MARTIN: And they just cant believe that it is what it is. Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: Now, whether in politics or science or any other field, one thing is for sure, we need more women now. And a buddy movies are always men's movies. That so it was already a conversation that started to happen when I start developing the film with my producing partner. Michael Mann tells Christiane Amanpour why we need to rethink what we eat and how we produce it. Its not going to benefit you. 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. So they were driven out of the unions. 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. 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. TV-PG. Produced with New Plot Films in association with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, David Yurman, and . GROSS: It's like, he's short; you're really tall. A star-studded documentary about gender inequality in film and TV is equal parts history lesson and constructive criticism. A work of startling force, exhaustive reporting, and telling anecdote . Promotional materials, trailers & welcome video. And a little by little, I introduced them to a group of my female colleagues. Its the chivalry of the 21st century.. Klein and Lewis paint a picture of a post-fossil-fueled, post-capitalist future that seems not only within reach, And I started to do research. MARTIN: But there are a number of women who are interviewed in this film whose careers have been damaged by speaking out. Well, get her back. Youll get much less salary because you guys dont really matter and well replace you if you have any complaints. 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. Thats the problem. Danish Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 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. Script extract. Catalan '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. And her actions led to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors in Hollywood. She braids together the science, psychology, geopolitics, economics, ethics and activism that shape the climate question. You used to make a movie a year. Written with an elegant blend of science, statistics, field reports and personal insight, it does not paralyze but buoys the reader. The New York Times Book Review called it The most momentous and contentious environmental book since Silent Spring.. And for a very brief time, the nature of that change is still up to us. But it's profoundly not the case right now. The result is the most momentous and contentious environmental book since Silent Spring. 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. 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. I think theres some backlash. Hosting a Screening (note that licensing and contact info in this document are out of date / no longer active) Faith screening guide. GROSS: Yes, you're not fazed by seeing Dustin Hoffman walk in because you think he's really a woman. 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 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. So what impact do you think it had both on audiences but also on Hollywood? UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Its one of the best things thats ever happened in my professional career. Documentary. You know, some shows are researched and all that and certainly harmless. DAVIS: Exactly. And then on screen really is impactful, because as much as it can create a negative impact, it has the power to create incredibly positive changes like were talking in the movie about the CSI effect where there were so many shows so many female forensic scientists on T.V. DAVIS: Well, the bigger part was the (laughter) - that Sydney liked my audition. Which is why none of them appeared in this film? The most profound threat to humanity is the war our economic model is waging against life on earth. . UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Feud is so, so good. Theyll just get somebody else. 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. Dutch Published in 2014, it debuted at #5 on the New York Times list and at #1 in Canada. This Changes Everything Review: Hollywoods Men, Called to Action, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/movies/this-changes-everything-review.html. DONAHUE: They tend to deny the problem after seeing the film. . GROSS: So what did you learn being on set? In 2012, my archery coach noticed that when both Brave and The Hunger Games came out, suddenly the percentage of girls taking up archery shot up 105 percent, higher than adult men. 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. Yeah. Original filename: Naomi Klein - This Changes Everything.pdf URL: https://pdf.yt/d/Skb-ch_k7psDm90Q The epitome of WTF? Jyothi, a matriarch in Andhra Pradesh, India who sings sweetly and battles fiercely along with her fellow villagers, fighting a proposed coal-fired power plant that will destroy a life-giving wetland. So let me just play that clip. My understanding is they don't make their investigation public. And I'd be like, which part exactly? It often seems that these worlds are completely . Anyone who then told me or told any other journalist in the future, its too hard, no, its not. DAVIS: Well, I was astounded that it happened. 1 hr 30 min. 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. And he just does it. AMANPOUR: Let me just give some of the statistics that you cite in the film. It takes an incisive look at the history, empirical evidence, and systemic forces that foster gender discrimination and thus reinforce disparity in our culture. I'm Terry Gross, and this is FRESH AIR. She ends up shooting him, and then you both go on the lam because you feel like, who's going to believe you? 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 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 . GROSS: But you were with Sydney Pollack. DAVIS: It was very specific, actually. All rights reserved. If she can see it, she can be it. Terms Privacy Policy For Our Members Access, All rights reserved. But as time went on and I became more empowered, I started really noticing. DAVIS: Oh, so - gosh. Catalan 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. And - but nobody, and least of all him, nobody ever said, you realize you don't have to come every day? That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. I - my daughter was a toddler, and I decided she was old enough to start watching preschool shows. MARTIN: about women in Hollywood and the underrepresentation of women in Hollywood? And the ending's kind of similar, where, you know, they kind of ride off a cliff, and you drive off a cliff. And they started to reach out to interview many, many women, as many women directors as they could. 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. And so it was something they had no idea they were doing, and the data changed everything for them. MARTIN: And youre saying that entertainment really does matter. This is a rush transcript. And this is according to the Center for the Study of Women and Television and Film in San Diego State University. This documentary takes a deep look at gender disparity in Hollywood through the eyes of well-known actresses and female filmmakers. Its an alarm that calls us to fix an economic system that is already failing us in many ways. You were attached to other projects. GROSS: In "A League Of Their Own." 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 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. It looks like we don't have any synopsis for this title yet. And I was counting on my hands as I held her in my lap, and it was horrifying, and I was absolutely stunned. Nobody complained about anything because you felt that it would damage your career. MARTIN: Geena Davis, Tom Donahue, thank you so much for talking to us. Profoundly, embarrassing few. I did get work, and it was through my model agency that I got my first acting job. And I also expected it to be not true anymore by the time I would get to that age. 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. And then I had to play the best baseball player anyone has ever seen hold a bat. And I think thats but also part of it is that my peers and I felt like you cannot complain about any of this because they wont hire you. A new documentary explores how women in Hollywood are pushing for more representation in front of and behind the camera. And this is a buddy movie that's a women's movie. Bulgarian Kleinexposes the myths that are clouding the climate debate. 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. And hopefully, young boys will see that a male-directed this and think I can do that too. She's interesting. This documentary takes a deep look at gender disparity in Hollywood through the eyes of well-known actresses and female filmmakers. 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 . There are going to be so many more movies with women starring and everything. . The extraordinary detail and richness of the cinematography inThis Changes Everythingprovides an epic canvas for this exploration of the greatest challenge of our time. And then I saw it everywhere. 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. Running time: 1 hour 36 minutes. Things were looking good for you after film school. Director Avi Lewis Writer ("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. And, you know, the growing movement against Keystone XL, but, frankly, all of the tar sands pipelines, is really starting to resonate right there in the electoral cycle. And my friend and I acted out your trip. DAVIS: Images are so powerful that it will impact real life. We have also been told that humanity is too greedy and selfish to rise to this challenge. Finnish No one movie can persuade an industry to suddenly reverse decades of discrimination and redistribute power to include the less powerful. DAVIS: Well, I definitely see a big shift happening in Hollywood in the past couple of years since #MeToo and Time's Up. GROSS: Maria Giese, let me move on to you. This Changes Everything Directed by: Tom Donahue Produced by: Ilan Arboleda, Kerianne Flynn, Tom Donahue Executive Producers: Geena Davis, Steve Edwards, Regina Scully, Simone Pero, Madeline Di Nonno, Jennie Peters, Patty Casby, Ku-Ling Yurman Co-Producers: Jessicya Materano, Robin Kelleher Production companies: CreativeChaos vmg, New Plot Films UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You directed an episode of it. LA Times. And she's been dedicated to equality for women, more roles for women in Hollywood. It will be on air. DAVIS: They do. . GROSS: How did you decide to create your institute? This Changes Everything is, improbably, Kleins most optimistic book. MARTIN: So the title of the film, we start with that, This Changes Everything. This is something that you say in the film. LANDGRAF: And Im here to say its there. . MARTIN: Why do you think that was the click moment for you? Suddenly, they could see what they were doing, and weve yet to leave any meeting where somebody doesnt say, you just changed my project. 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. I thought, this is incredibly unfair, and I don't want other people deciding that I have to work less, you know, and taking away opportunities. This Changes Everything. It was just like the way it was, and, you know, being sexy and all that kind of stuff. Tomatometer 18 Reviews. Some positive developments are shown in China and Germany specifically. 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