Its always been that way. 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. Its a subject this interviewee here, as well as one of the films executive producers, Geena Davis, is clearly passionate about. There are going to be so many more movies with women starring and everything. With - the other thing that I loved about it was that it's measured by points. Production company: Creative Chaos Ventures What have they each done? Catalan SANDRA OH: Shonda was able to make half of her cast not white. Cate Blanchett and Taraji P. Henson revel in revealing how theyll take an empty, clichd girlfriend part, then twist it and tweak it into a character whos far more interesting. GROSS: So what was your strategy to try to open the door to more women directors? this changes everything, I'm a little skeptical. When did things start to slow down in your acting career? 0000023356 00000 n Swedish And two and a half years later, I was a semifinalist for the Olympic trials. Watch all you want. DAVIS: Well, I mean, come on. GROSS: So the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media has done a lot of research on the numbers. MICHEL MARTIN, CONTRIBUTOR: Geena Davis, Tom Donahue, thank you so much for talking to us. German The documentary Half the Picture, directed by Amy Adrion and which premiered at Sundance earlier this year, overlaps considerably in terms of subject matter (and also subjects themselves, with quite a few interviewees present in both films), but it leaves a stronger impression that there is a plurality of viewpoints out there, not all of them in sisterly agreement. And so it kind of made sense in that way. 0000004713 00000 n Heres where some of the more eye-opening information emerges in the documentary, as well as the profound possibility of shaping young minds in positive ways. 0000045603 00000 n And very quickly, the coaches were saying, you know, you have a lot of untapped athletic ability. "This Changes Everything" tries to get its arms around a lot, from appalling anecdotes of abhorrent behavior to deep historical context from the silent era to the modern-day repercussions of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. Finally, inevitably, there will be viewers who may feel understandably perplexed as to why, even though an end credit points out that 75 percent of the crew that worked on this film was female, its still a man getting the directors credit here, and a man (Stefano Ferrari) taking the director of photography credit, especially when there are so many outstanding female cinematographers emerging now. It was once there was a four in front of my age, and DAVIS: You know, I had heard about that for a long time, that people said that things change when you turn 40 or when you're in your 40s, but I didn't expect it to be literal. Bosnian . Did you think of it as there not being enough roles for women in their 40s? But these stories matter. A book, film and engagement project about why the climate crisis is the best opportunity we've ever had to build a better world. 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. Christy Lemire is a longtime film critic who has written for RogerEbert.com since 2013. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Actress Geena Davis rallies Meryl Streep, Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon and others in this powerful documentary. 0000010605 00000 n In This Changes Everything, Naomi Klein explores the issue of climate change from a political perspective and considers why we have failed as yet to respond to the global danger it poses. But then the film loses momentum when it wanders into the weeds of various lawsuits and instances of workplace discrimination. 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. 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.. The first film you directed was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. 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. It often seems that these worlds are completely . . She's best known for her starring roles in "Thelma & Louise," "A League Of Their Own," and "Beetlejuice." GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. 2019 | Maturity Rating: TV-MA | 1h 35m | Documentaries. DAVIS: Well, thats what I was saying about earlier, it is a different time now that you actually can talk about these things and not suffer repercussions. The most profound threat to humanity is the war our economic model is waging against life on earth. It was just like the way it was, and, you know, being sexy and all that kind of stuff. 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 Hollywoods systematic sexism and discrimination. The result is the most momentous and contentious environmental book since Silent Spring. And for me, it was no big deal to want to take the man until here and try to tell this story. Kleins urgency and outrage is balanced by meticulous documentation and passionate argument. 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 action alone sent the numbers skyrocketing from 0.5% to 16% in just 10 years from 1985 to 1995. Told first-hand by some of Hollywood's 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. The musical score, composed by Leigh Roberts and Allison Piccioni, is way too prominent in the mix and by a massive distance much too reminiscent of old-school TV documentaries, underscoring every emotion with obvious musical cues. And it also struck a nerve that none of us expected. Portuguese $2.99 HD . He's just decided that that's what he's going to do. So I started making this movie. Young Queen Charlotte's marriage to King George of England sparks an epic love story and transforms high society in this "Bridgerton" universe prequel. First Look: This Changes Everything, the Documentary. Theyll just get somebody else. She, along with many others, weighs in on the need to offer little girls and boys a chance to see that women can be the heroes, the protagonists, the lead figures in the stories we tell. MARTIN: So Geena, how do you stay in it though? GROSS: And so it's a kind of - I think at the time, people were comparing it to Butch Cassidy. So what impact do you think it had both on audiences but also on Hollywood? GROSS: A battle with yourself to not battle with yourself. I wasnt thinking, this is so unfair. DAVIS: Well, it did in a way. MARTIN: I think it was Maya Angelou who said you cant be what you cant see. MARTIN: So the title of the film, we start with that, This Changes Everything. This is something that you say in the film. . This Changes Everything. GEENA DAVIS: Well, it was pretty dramatic. Can you talk about that? MARTIN: To that point, heres a scene from the film which speaks with that with Kimberly Pierce, the director, and Chloe Grace Moretz. . Greek And I just want an excuse to be able to do that (laughter). GROSS: So did being a model for Victoria's Secret lead to having this part where you're in your underwear in the dressing room? 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. So I never thought about it again. AMANPOUR: Yes. 0000004981 00000 n A new nurse at a hospital begins to suspect her colleague's desire for attention may be tied to a series of patient deaths. And Julie Dash eloquently expresses one of the many reasons it matters to have a woman at the helm: Our camera placement is different because our gaze is different.'. Representation matters. Is that why because no studio heads appeared in this film because theyre so embarrassed? Read Transcript EXPAND. 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. He was the photographer for "Soul Train" and took photos for Jet, Ebony and the black-owned LA newspaper Soul. 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. 77 0 obj <> endobj xref 77 34 0000000016 00000 n 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? 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. This Changes Everything On Netflix Now! And, you know, that's obviously an option that everybody can take. Was it a centering thing for you - focus? MARTIN: Did you think it was as bad as it is? 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. In the course of this struggle, they help ignite a nationwide movement. DAVIS: Well, it was completely random in some ways. You know, it was, like, an amazing introduction. After the release of This Changes Everything book and film, Naomi went on a sold out tour to speak to audiences worldwide. 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. 2019 | Maturity Rating: 13+ | 1h 35m | Documentary Films. I haven't really ever had to describe what it's about. 0000003718 00000 n 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. So its kind of working. Executive Producers: Geena Davis, Steve Edwards, Regina Scully, Simone Pero, Madeline Di Nonno, Jennie Peters, Patty Casby, Ku-Ling Yurman DAVIS: Well, I definitely see a big shift happening in Hollywood in the past couple of years since #MeToo and Time's Up. They're both featured in the new documentary "This Changes Everything" about discrimination against women in front of and behind the camera in Hollywood. 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. (Laughter). Korean 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%. Throughout the doc, women bear witness to what it felt and feels like to see characters onscreen like themselves, even if the film or TV program had it flaws. A.I. GROSS: Well, what was wrong with that plan? 0000004937 00000 n I think theres some backlash. UV*-Z=mCFv^v -9ty9D,uRT]"-%x78hDntTKtUl1'=;+p#\>sj.`#SZO6:1`]pu*]!!Gqq QhfNtvR1#k. A tragic accident leaves an ambitious . DONAHUE: But also, Reese Witherspoon says in the film that sometimes she would go on set and it would be 115 men and she would be the only woman. From "Thelma & Louise" to "A League of . Croatian And for me, the word feminist was a bad word in my house. The women have guns. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. He said no, that's the whole point is competing. 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. MARTIN: You know one of the things that really fascinated me about the film is that you point out it wasnt always this way. JOIN NOW. LANDGRAF: The minute we open our door and we say, come express it here, the work got better. And Kim and I are sitting there going like, well, respectfully, I dont think you know what youre talking about. You were signed to a big agency. Portuguese 1h 37min. And her actions led to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors in Hollywood.
