Finnish 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 . And I just want an excuse to be able to do that (laughter). This is FRESH AIR. It looks like we don't have any synopsis for this title yet. From Thelma & Louise to A League of Their Own, the Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis made her name with her strong female characters. And a buddy movies are always men's movies. '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 then after about a year and a half, they told me they were going to pursue it. GROSS: So the EEOC has been conducting an investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors. 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. This is a rush transcript. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You directed an episode of it. We were made to feel very dispensable. DAVIS: Yeah, it's very centering and focusing. 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. Dutch LANDGRAF: And Im here to say its there. German The EEOC functions in total confidentiality. . Overview. And so I did. He's just decided that that's what he's going to do. The Book, Documentary & Impact Project MARTIN: Why do you think that was the click moment for you? I always say go through the script and change it. GIESE: Well, that was the thing. This Changes Everything is a 2015 documentary film directed by Avi Lewis.It is based on the book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate by Naomi Klein.. MORETZ: The biggest part of the movie is when she gets her period for the first time in the shower. Italian, Japanese 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. So I had been very unathletic as a kid. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I was very lucky because Greys Anatomy was developed under the network presence. 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. And hopefully, young boys will see that a male-directed this and think I can do that too. SCREENING GUIDES. 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. 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. Thats the problem. And you wouldnt know it because of how it turns out, four percent post his school. The extraordinary detail and richness of the cinematography inThis Changes Everythingprovides an epic canvas for this exploration of the greatest challenge of our time. So I had a lot of training. 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. GROSS: So what did you learn being on set? German UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They dont care that Im black. Norwegian Absolutely not. 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. DAVIS: Well, it did in a way. The epitome of WTF? I was very upset and angry at that happening to me. Portuguese French Your first movie role, "Tootsie," you're in your underwear in the film. DAVIS: Exactly. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I did. The coming of sound meant they needed big capital investment. 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. But it was television that showed me there it was another way, and it was a show called MASH. Ukrainian. 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. GIESE: So in - five months after they received that letter from the ACLU, they began their investigation. Also was named Observer Book of the Year and a New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books of the Year and Margaret Atwood chose it for The Guardians Best Books of 2014 list. Hilary Weston Writers Trust Prize for Nonfiction. DAVIS: Right. 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. Be the first to contribute. This Changes Everything is, improbably, Kleins most optimistic book. She had to fight really hard to get them to put it on the air. Film schools are now half female. You know, they just determined to do it, and they're very creative and they make it happen. And so I never asked any questions, and I didn't know that you didn't have to come every day. The numbers have obviously not improved for decades. So I thats when I learned about the work of Geena in her institute and how important onscreen representation was. How did you take up archery? We also heard from director Maria Giese, who's also featured in the film "This Changes Everything." On a platform out at sea, they have formed The Community - a new type of society and a better way of living. 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. Mike and Alexis, a Montana goat ranching couple who see their dreams coated in oil from a broken pipeline. So I figured, well, I mean, what were the odds anyway I was going to be in a Sydney Pollack movie with Dustin Hoffman? I felt very unhappy with having that sort of imposed on me by other people. Female. You know, the "Teletubbies" are gender-balanced; I don't know if you can tell. MARTIN: Do you think its because your initial focus was on kids television? Croatian 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. - three years and seven months going. Or did you think, oh, it's me - no one wants me anymore? You can pick up a lot on a set. Ukrainian, Arabic Oh, no, we can't. Even though Landgraf and several prominent men are interviewed, a title card notes that the studio heads the filmmakers reached out to declined to appear in the film. What are we doing? 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. But for the most part, I saw appalling gender imbalance. I think the big advantage was that people who make kids entertainment do it because they care about kids. And for a very brief time, the nature of that change is still up to us. [2] Maleeha Lodhi joins the program to explain tensions between Pakistan and India. Variety: Geena Davis Talks This Changes Everything Doc and Conscious Gender Bias in Behind-the-Scenes Hiring, Good Deed Entertainment: This Changes Everything (2019) Exclusive Interview with Geena Davis & Director Tom Donahue, PBS SoCal: Interview with Geena Davis and Tom Donahue on This Changes Everything, Deadline: This Changes Everything Review: Compelling Documentary Tackles Hollywood Gender Inequality Head-On, The New York Times: This Changes Everything Review: Hollywoods Men, Called to Action. Co-Producers: Jessicya Materano, Robin Kelleher What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance well ever get to build a better world? And you try really hard to, like, throw him off of you. And it was fantastic. And I was kind of good at all of it. 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. Why hasnt it changed before now? You used to make a movie a year. My guest Geena Davis starred in two movies about female empowerment - "Thelma & Louise" and "A League Of Their Own." Channeling the hurried nature of a TV docuseries edited to cover an extremely broad topic in a limited amount of time, the first act layers a lot of too-brief sound bites albeit from an impressive array of influential women, including Reese Witherspoon and Shonda Rhimes over movie clips emphasizing the prevalence of machismo and misogyny (The Godfather, for example) to almost dizzying effect. GROSS: So the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media has done a lot of research on the numbers. 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. Davis and director Maria Giese discuss the dramatic disparities on screen. She braids together the science, psychology, geopolitics, economics, ethics and activism that shape the climate question. And, you know, that's obviously an option that everybody can take. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Everyone, listen up, please. 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. So thats why when it says 75 percent of women made this film, people actually clap at that line at the end. You were attached to other projects. When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. The catastrophic effects of climate change are viewed through the lens of those in the US northeast coast who suffered through Hurricane Sandy. And if you're just joining us, my guest is actor Geena Davis and director Maria Giese. Why dont things change? And so thats what I did and, in fact, its proven that theyre incredibly grateful and horrified and embarrassed. GROSS: And you also are an archer - like bow and arrow archery. So theres something really deep and systemic going on. And - but nobody, and least of all him, nobody ever said, you realize you don't have to come every day? DONAHUE: So the cheaper shows on Netflix and Hulu. But as time went on and I became more empowered, I started really noticing. GROSS: And so it's a kind of - I think at the time, people were comparing it to Butch Cassidy. And so that was really fun. MARTIN: But Geena, this has to have happened to you throughout your career? What happened after that? 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. 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. Lithuanian In the directors guild, there were only two women I think up until the 1960s who were members of the union. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. GROSS: came into play here, too, because there's more of you for Dustin Hoffman to be fazed by when he walks in. Chinese Simple DAVIS: Oh, no. He's got you pinned against a car. Portuguese And I was so shocked when my coach said after just a few months, well, now you've got to start competing. And I started to do research. This is FRESH AIR. Profoundly, embarrassing few. And everything gets in the way of that, every possible thought you have, every different circumstance. And she doesnt know its her period because she had never been taught that by her mother. And she's been dedicated to equality for women, more roles for women in Hollywood. Now they were saying, oh, I have to tell you what I thought about this movie, and this is how many times I saw it. 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