Young Queen Charlotte's marriage to King George of England sparks an epic love story and transforms high society in this "Bridgerton" universe prequel. You hear so many women speaking up when they encounter injustice and openly talking about it. Reunited as adults, two childhood friends fall madly in love and won't let anything not even death tear them apart, in this supernatural love story. Italian, Japanese Davis and director Maria Giese discuss the dramatic disparities on screen. MORETZ: The biggest part of the movie is when she gets her period for the first time in the shower. 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). 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. Global Release 2020, 2023 Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. So I'm wondering if you think it's having that kind of effect. GIESE: I first went to the EEOC in 2013. GROSS: My guests are actor Geena Davis and director Maria Giese. And I'd be like, which part exactly? . 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. Thats the problem. In October, at a special ceremony, she'll receive an honorary Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. 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. GROSS: But you're in your underwear. This documentary takes a deep look at gender disparity in Hollywood through the eyes of well-known actresses and female filmmakers. And if you're just joining us, my guest is actor Geena Davis and director Maria Giese. (Yes, I am aware that even comparing these two films critically risks replicating the very same divide-and-rule strategies that have forced female filmmakers to compete with each other for years rather than collaborate and collectivize. Kleinexposes the myths that are clouding the climate debate. My understanding is they don't make their investigation public. Women are socialized to go along with the dominant patriarch. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. 0000001895 00000 n . Geena Davis is also an executive producer of the film. It looks like we don't have any synopsis for this title yet. And I'd like to see if I could do that. 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. A work of startling force, exhaustive reporting, and telling anecdote . As Egypt's last pharaoh, Cleopatra fights to protect her throne, family and legacy in this docudrama featuring reenactments and expert interviews. Which is why its so jarring and even bizarre that once the credits roll, the first words we see are: Directed by Tom Donahue. GROSS: So Geena Davis, I have a few questions for you about your career. Published in 2014, it debuted at #5 on the New York Times list and at #1 in Canada. 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. MARTIN: You make the connection in the film that its not just about, you know, the job, its the conditions at the job, that it is directly connected to these vicious examples of sexual harassment and abuse that women have experienced that have now come to the fore. This Changes Everything On Netflix Now! . 0000005443 00000 n And so it's just a battle with yourself the whole time. With Reese Witherspoon, Mira Nair, Shonda Rhimes, Tracee Ellis Ross. Its a subject this interviewee here, as well as one of the films executive producers, Geena Davis, is clearly passionate about. 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. DAVIS: Yes. Since then it has been shown 1000s of times in . Being so tall, I just didn't want anybody to look at me, especially if I was going to be failing at a sport. Bulgarian GROSS: Prevent that kind of behavior. Now, this changes everything. And she demonstrates precisely why the market has notand cannotfix the climate crisis but will instead make things worse, with ever more extreme and ecologically damaging extraction methods, accompanied by rampant disaster capitalism. 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. And you try really hard to, like, throw him off of you. Based on Naomi Klein's book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, a look at how people in various communities around the world play a role in the ongoing climate change debate and how they're affecting change in trying to prevent the environmental destruction of our planet. I didn't want to try any sports because I was - I call it physically shy. So they were driven out of the unions. He was the photographer for "Soul Train" and took photos for Jet, Ebony and the black-owned LA newspaper Soul. 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. But it was television that showed me there it was another way, and it was a show called MASH. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I did. We were made to feel very dispensable. 77 0 obj <> endobj xref 77 34 0000000016 00000 n Oh, no, we can't. But so I think that will change and I think it will impact society, that life will imitate art. With an impressive cast of: Geena Davis, Meryl . I always say go through the script and change it. DONAHUE: There hasnt been a lot of change. And so it was something they had no idea they were doing, and the data changed everything for them. But to such diverse representation up on screens, battles must be fought, executives persuaded and, most of all, women hired to write, direct, produce and advocate for such stories in the first place. And then after about a year and a half, they told me they were going to pursue it. 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. When, for instance, in 2017 I think, female-led films made 38 percent more money at the Box Office than male-led films. MARTIN: In the age of silent films, women directed a lot of films. A star-studded documentary about gender inequality in film and TV is equal parts history lesson and constructive criticism. And Kim and I are sitting there going like, well, respectfully, I dont think you know what youre talking about. From Thelma & Louise to A League of Their Own, the Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis made her name with her strong female characters. DAVIS: Oh, so - gosh. Based on a true story. The cinematographer, Stefano Ferrari, also is a man. The numbers have obviously not improved for decades. Provoking whats surely the docs biggest laugh, Tiffany Haddish relives the thrill of watching Diahann Carroll whaling on Joan Collins in the classic Dynasty catfight, and yet never going to jail for it. This Changes Everythings choppy, frenetic approach to editing makes for an uneven rhetorical texture. GROSS: Yeah. MARTIN: To that point, heres a scene from the film which speaks with that with Kimberly Pierce, the director, and Chloe Grace Moretz. . UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Everyone, listen up, please. Russian A military-trained assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she's never met from ruthless criminals gunning for revenge. And I was kind of good at all of it. You know, I mean, both are kind of unattainable. . And so I learned at 36 that I actually was coordinated. Nothing except that climate change changes everything. . Actress Geena Davis rallies Meryl Streep, Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon and others in this powerful documentary. At one point in the powerful and fascinating new documentary This Changes Everything, executive producer and Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis explains the film's title. GROSS: And so it's a kind of - I think at the time, people were comparing it to Butch Cassidy. 0000006173 00000 n Greek So sue me.) Because the next movie somebody makes could be gender-balanced. Music: Leigh Roberts, Allison Piccioni And they didn't ask - after I read the part, they didn't ask to see my bathing suit. Like I think a lot of people have become familiar with the whole question of representation on screen. 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. Finnish 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. Filmed over 211 shoot days in nine countries and five continents over four years, This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. All Rights Reserved. Female. Written with an elegant blend of science, statistics, field reports and personal insight, it does not paralyze but buoys the reader. 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. - Thelma & Louise you went, that's it, the whole industry's gonna change. 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. German French 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. MARTIN: Have you felt your career jeopardized by your unspokeness about this? All rights reserved. DAVIS: Oh, no. Go behind the scenes of Netflix TV shows and movies, see what's coming soon and watch bonus videos on. that women are now dominating that field because we just saw it on T.V. Last year, 92 percent of the directors who made the top 250 domestic movies were male. (Laughter). Nothing is certain. Norwegian This Changes Everything (R eferred as TCE) Rezvaneh Rezapour, Jana Diesner January 2015 Summary of Project: we study the impact of Naomi Klein's book, This Changes Everything, in . Romanian I'm Terry Gross. watch "This Changes Everything" streaming on Netflix, Hoopla, Netflix basic with Ads. There's no question about it. Can we play that? Anyone who then told me or told any other journalist in the future, its too hard, no, its not. Slovene Overview. We also heard from director Maria Giese, who's also featured in the film "This Changes Everything." I felt its my duty as a feminist, male or otherwise. Was that because you thought that was the way you could break in? And I got the part. . 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 then for a couple of movies after that, I had to learn other physical skills like horseback riding and taekwondo and fencing and ice skating and a lot of stuff. She's got a handgun, pulls it on him, asks him to apologize. This is FRESH AIR. Well, we call the film This Changes Everything, because its about kind of why that doesnt happen. Filmed over 211 shoot days in nine countries and five continents over four years, This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. 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.. Bulgarian An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry. Michael Mann tells Christiane Amanpour why we need to rethink what we eat and how we produce it. So you started your career as a model. Kimberly Peirce talks about how it took her nine years to make her second feature after her critically acclaimed debut, Boys Dont Cry, which earned Hilary Swank a best-actress Oscar. 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. And everything gets in the way of that, every possible thought you have, every different circumstance. So at 41, I took it up and then became absolutely obsessed, as I do with things. She ends up shooting him, and then you both go on the lam because you feel like, who's going to believe you? After feeling that she was shut out of directing because she's a woman, she became an activist. 0000043976 00000 n Maria Giese is a director who felt shut out of directing because she's a woman. And this is a buddy movie that's a women's movie. And I'm like, oh, my God, no. 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. Featured in the movie is "film director Maria Giese, who was a key instigator of the ACLU and federal investigations, has been a feminist activist in . Age rating. DAVIS: In "A League Of Their Own," yeah. Tom Donahue's documentary 'This Changes Everything' examines efforts from within Hollywood to redress the gender imbalance and features a large roster of big-name interviewees, from Anita Hill to Zoe Saldana. She's in Paris. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Its one of the best things thats ever happened in my professional career. MARTIN: Well, you do interview one executive, the head of FX, John Landgraf. makes a muscular case for global warming as the defining, cross-sectional issue of our era. So I had a lot of training. French This was my plan (laughter). GROSS: Geena, I want to ask you about one of the recurring roles that you have now, and that's on this series "GLOW" - the Netflix series "GLOW," which is about women wrestlers in the 1980s. What happened after that? Advertisement. You know, they just determined to do it, and they're very creative and they make it happen. And I explained to them why I thought that this was so significant on a global level. 0000003130 00000 n It will be on air. Polish But then the film loses momentum when it wanders into the weeds of various lawsuits and instances of workplace discrimination. Things were looking good for you after film school. But for the most part, I saw appalling gender imbalance. Sisters have done it for themselves so why get a guy to direct? Filmed over 211 shoot days in nine countries and five continents over four years, This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. GIESE: Well, that was the thing. In the course of this struggle, they help ignite a nationwide movement. Bring me my tiny violin. 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. Is that why because no studio heads appeared in this film because theyre so embarrassed? A tragic accident leaves an ambitious . Tom Donahue . Like competing - if you're nervous, your shot's going to be off. I did get work, and it was through my model agency that I got my first acting job. And so it kind of made sense in that way. - because it was a big hit. 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? This Changes Everything is a 2018 American documentary film, directed by Tom Donahue. - Things have changed, everything's changed. A new nurse at a hospital begins to suspect her colleague's desire for attention may be tied to a series of patient deaths. I think my peers and I were always operating under the assumption that you should never complain about anything. 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 . 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 that's what I set my mind to do. Bosnian This Changes Everything is a brilliant explanation of why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core free market ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political systems. $2.99 HD . 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. This Changes Everything is a documentary directed by Tom Donahue that examines and reflects upon the gender disparity within the entertainment industry. 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 but I just assumed kids media would be gender-balanced, and wholesome, and good for you, and all that. 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 . MARTIN: And they just cant believe that it is what it is. . We have also been told that humanity is too greedy and selfish to rise to this challenge. Spanish 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. . And for me, it was no big deal to want to take the man until here and try to tell this story. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Feud is so, so good. You say in almost 100 years, only one woman has won an academy award for best director. 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. The economic drivers of the carbon society are highlighted by the economic crisis in Greece in the early 2000s, where some saw the only solution to get out of the crisis being to sell off the land to the highest bidder, those highest bidders often being resource extraction companies. This Changes Everything. GROSS: But you were with Sydney Pollack. 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. 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. Turkish Film Review: 'This Changes Everything' Before the #MeToo movement began, director Tom Donahue began assembling a documentary about gender inequality in Hollywood. The credits mention that 75 percent of the crew working on the film was female, but it sort of seems like a no-brainer to have a woman direct the movie about the fact that women dont direct enough movies. So I decided I wanted to take up a sport in the real-life way and not the movie version. Harvey Weinstein, of course, comes to mind. DONAHUE: And then Patricia Arquette got up at the Oscars and demanded equal pay. 0000045603 00000 n Greek So I figured, well, I mean, what were the odds anyway I was going to be in a Sydney Pollack movie with Dustin Hoffman? Croatian GROSS: Geena Davis, let me bring you back into the conversation. . And only one woman has won the best-director Oscar in the awards 90-year history: Kathryn Bigelow, for The Hurt Locker, with only a small handful of others even being nominated. Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Chastain, Meryl Streep, Rashida Jones, Natalie Portman, Tracee Ellis Ross and many, many more actresses talk passionately and persuasively about the need to kick the door open and tell womens stories in ways that are real and rich. We should be showing kids that boys and girls share the same bicycle. Can you talk about that? And womens films do make more money and have, I think, over the last three years.
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