I haven't really ever had to describe what it's about. That was the first time where I was ever like, I guess, men dont see us women equal in this industry. Accuracy and availability may vary. And that's when you really are tested with your mental abilities because once you have a really good shot, your job is to recreate it exactly and - every time. Author interview. But it's profoundly not the case right now. So I had been very unathletic as a kid. What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance well ever get to build a better world? Globe & Mail 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. And she founded an institute to study gender discrimination in Hollywood. 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. GROSS: Well, what was wrong with that plan? We should be showing kids that boys and girls share the same bicycle. This is a rush transcript. This Changes Everything makes this point very clear, while also seeking to spark initiative. MARTIN: Why do you think that was the click moment for you? but like a place where we actually want to live DAVIS: It was very specific, actually. 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. 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. to unsuccessfully sue Warner Bros. and Columbia Pictures for discrimination). DAVIS: Well, the bigger part was the (laughter) - that Sydney liked my audition. Ditto The First Wives Club, and, more recently, Frozen and Hidden Figures.. . 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. Forget everything you think you know about global warming. This Changes Everything 2015 Not Rated 1 h 29 m IMDb RATING 6.4 /10 614 YOUR RATING Rate Play trailer 2:22 1 Video 16 Photos Documentary 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. 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. It will be on air. Director Tom Donahue Stars Reese Witherspoon Mira Nair The epitome of WTF? Kleins urgency and outrage is balanced by meticulous documentation and passionate argument. So why does the behind the camera representation matter so much? DAVIS: Well, it was completely random in some ways. 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%. TAX ID# 86-1943473, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, PO Box 9615, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701. 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. 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. And I was like, you know, I was a huge fan of "GLOW" and very much wanted to do it. Downloads only available on ad-free plans. . Maleeha Lodhi joins the program to explain tensions between Pakistan and India. Look at what FX did. Davis and director Maria Giese discuss the dramatic. Film schools are now half female. And so it kind of made sense in that way. 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. It takes an incisive look at the history, empirical evidence, and systemic forces that foster gender discrimination and thus reinforce disparity in our culture. Its not going to benefit you. I think theres some backlash. Klein and Lewis paint a picture of a post-fossil-fueled, post-capitalist future that seems not only within reach, Unlike many works about the climate crisis, this is not a film that tries to scare the audience into action: it aims to empower. 2019 | Maturity Rating: TV-MA | 1h 35m | Documentary Films. Director Avi Lewis Writer Suddenly, they could see what they were doing, and weve yet to leave any meeting where somebody doesnt say, you just changed my project. We dont have to wait for things to turn around in real life. Russian I'm talking about family-rated films. Davis and director Maria Giese discuss the dramatic disparities on screen. GIESE: You know, I did a lot of script writing and doctoring and - but no, no primetime TV shows, even though I observed for hundreds of hours on major TV shows like Dick Wolf's "Law & Order.". LANDGRAF: The minute we open our door and we say, come express it here, the work got better. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. She's best known for her starring roles in "Thelma & Louise," "A League Of Their Own," and "Beetlejuice." From left, Joelle Dobrow, Nell Cox, Susan Nimoy, Dolores Ferraro, Lynne Littman and Victoria Hochberg in 1980. But it was television that showed me there it was another way, and it was a show called MASH. Buy now. Book & Film Study Guide. GROSS: This is the equal opportunity law. JOIN NOW. I could do that too. DAVIS: Well, no, no. DONAHUE: They tend to deny the problem after seeing the film. Here it is. '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. My understanding is they don't make their investigation public. Is that why because no studio heads appeared in this film because theyre so embarrassed? 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. 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. In 2018, 92 percent of the directors of the top 250 domestic releases were men. GROSS: So the EEOC has been conducting an investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors. A parallel issue to what we've been talking about - we've been talking about inclusion of women - parallel issue is the predatory behavior of certain men in Hollywood - directors, actors, heads of companies. Produced by: Ilan Arboleda, Kerianne Flynn, Tom Donahue 56%. GROSS: came into play here, too, because there's more of you for Dustin Hoffman to be fazed by when he walks in. Starring Naomi Klein Stacey Arwen Raab. At the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, the film was first runner-up for the People's Choice Award: Documentaries. Thelma & Louise was supposed to have done it. Tom, do you want to add to that? And this is according to the Center for the Study of Women and Television and Film in San Diego State University. Kleins sharp analysis makes a compelling case that a mass awakening is part of the answer., Gripping and dramatic . 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. 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. And why does that matter? 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. 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 . a scene from This Changes Everything, the documentary. 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. I'm Terry Gross. She's got a handgun, pulls it on him, asks him to apologize. And you try really hard to, like, throw him off of you. This Changes Everything | A book, film and engagement project about why the climate crisis is the best opportunity we've ever had to build a better world. You know, they just determined to do it, and they're very creative and they make it happen. 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. 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. Originally, it was about workplace discrimination in Hollywood but I thought to myself, who is going to want to see this movie outside of the people in Hollywood. So, like, it seems like a lot of the change is happening from women like that who are creating the change themselves. 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. We'll be right back. From Thelma & Louise to A League of Their Own, the Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis made her name with her strong female characters. I think the big advantage was that people who make kids entertainment do it because they care about kids. 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. This Changes Everything. Maria Giese is a director who felt shut out for being a woman. The two opposing viewpoints can be seen in two western society examples, the first concerning the Alberta oil sands, and the second fossil fuel energy production and transportation in what is traditional Montana farmland. So I did. This is FRESH AIR. And you wouldnt know it because of how it turns out, four percent post his school. So I learned through him about the equal rights amendment, about Gloria Steinem and Marlo Thomas and that girl and I became a fan of Mary Tyler Moore. The first film you directed was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. It'll ruin your career was the thinking. So thats why when it says 75 percent of women made this film, people actually clap at that line at the end. Some positive developments are shown in China and Germany specifically. Danish And so I learned at 36 that I actually was coordinated. By Joel Horwood. Unions did not allow women because putting women in the unions meant lower pay and lower prestige. DAVIS: Well, you know, we found that for every two speaking male characters, there's one female speaking character, and that there's an appalling amount of hypersexualization of female characters, even in G-rated movies, and the female characters are very often narrowly stereotyped, hypersexualized or not really integral to the plot. I was a feminist since I was 10-years-old because I came from a very right-wing family. 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. DONAHUE: Sure. Chinese Simple And my friend and I acted out your trip. In the directors guild, there were only two women I think up until the 1960s who were members of the union. 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. 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. So theres something really deep and systemic going on. GROSS: So what was your strategy to try to open the door to more women directors? Hosting a Screening (note that licensing and contact info in this document are out of date / no longer active) Faith screening guide. GROSS: So what about other women you knew from film school? French And I'd be like, which part exactly? MARTIN: In fact, theres a clip for that. MARTIN: So the title of the film, we start with that, This Changes Everything. This is something that you say in the film. 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? I felt its my duty as a feminist, male or otherwise. And so obviously you only come when you're shooting, but I came every day at the beginning of the day (laughter) and grabbed my chair and put it next to Sydney and sat next to him all day, every day, making the movie. Klein and those impassioned protesters provide something that has been in short supply in the predecessors And your role is as the entertainment director of a casino. This Changes Everything August 31, 2015 We're excited to share the official poster for This Changes Everything the documentary! MARTIN: Do you think its because your initial focus was on kids television? The film is a Canada-United States coproduction. Turkish 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. GEENA DAVIS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING: Thank you. AMANPOUR: Yes. 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. Slovene We have been told the market will save us, when in fact the addiction to profit and growth is digging us in deeper every day. Bosnian MARTIN: about women in Hollywood and the underrepresentation of women in Hollywood? DAVIS: Well, I was astounded that it happened. Theyll just get somebody else. Oh, we forgot. 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? And there's a scene where you come out in - why don't you describe the costume. SANDRA OH: Shonda was able to make half of her cast not white. Audience Score 100+ Ratings. . 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. 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 the second thing were unions. Actress Geena Davis rallies Meryl Streep, Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon and others in this . Hilary Weston Writers Trust Prize for Nonfiction. She braids together the science, psychology, geopolitics, economics, ethics and activism that shape the climate question. Executive Producers: Geena Davis, Steve Edwards, Regina Scully, Simone Pero, Madeline Di Nonno, Jennie Peters, Patty Casby, Ku-Ling Yurman And I could see that I was not going to make any headway with them. Profoundly, embarrassing few. . When did things start to slow down in your acting career? GROSS: And I just think it's so interesting that we're having this conversation about women's empowerment and inclusion of women, and the first part of your career revolves around being in your underwear (laughter). And then Susan Sarandon comes out. 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. MARTIN: In the age of silent films, women directed a lot of films. The numbers have obviously not improved for decades. What were you looking for and what did you come away with? Danish 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. Anyone who then told me or told any other journalist in the future, its too hard, no, its not. Script extract. And Im like, yay, I cant wait. I want to ask you about "Thelma & Louise." Italian, Japanese So I started making this movie. A determined detective continues his search for the truth behind Asia's largest drug organization and its elusive boss he has unfinished business with. 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. 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 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. I did get work, and it was through my model agency that I got my first acting job. We can reflect the future now and it will make it happen. DONAHUE: Yes. DAVIS: Exactly. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You directed an episode of it. But you could, by answering its call to action. 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. And I explained to them why I thought that this was so significant on a global level. GROSS: A battle with yourself to not battle with yourself. Copy may not be in its final form. This Changes Everything is a 2018 American documentary film, directed by Tom Donahue. I get to be a doctor. DONAHUE: And then Patricia Arquette got up at the Oscars and demanded equal pay. On TV, you have women like Shonda Rhimes, Ava DuVernay, who's also in movies, and Reese Witherspoon not only doing shows that have women in them but also - certainly with Ava DuVernay, she makes a point of hiring women directors and often women directors of color for her series "Queen Sugar." 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. 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. GROSS: So the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media has done a lot of research on the numbers. Geena Davis is also an executive producer of the film. The extraordinary detail and richness of the cinematography inThis Changes Everythingprovides an epic canvas for this exploration of the greatest challenge of our time. 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. , male or otherwise clip for that discuss the dramatic disparities on screen and what did you out! 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