. You know, they just determined to do it, and they're very creative and they make it happen. Give us some of the numbers that you find most disturbing. And I could see that I was not going to make any headway with them. That so it was already a conversation that started to happen when I start developing the film with my producing partner. 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. MARTIN: And youre saying that entertainment really does matter. . And then I saw it everywhere. In 2018, 92 percent of the directors of the top 250 domestic releases were men. In 2004, she founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. . And a buddy movies are always men's movies. And her actions led to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors. So I had a lot of training. DONAHUE: So the cheaper shows on Netflix and Hulu. DAVIS: Yeah, it's very centering and focusing. Spanish 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. The main thing that's very different is now it's completely OK to talk about this stuff. GROSS: Yes, you're not fazed by seeing Dustin Hoffman walk in because you think he's really a woman. Ukrainian, Arabic We also heard from director Maria Giese, who's also featured in the film "This Changes Everything." From Thelma & Louise to A League of Their Own, the Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis made her name with her strong female characters. GROSS: If you're just joining us, my guests are both featured in the new documentary "This Changes Everything" about discrimination against women in Hollywood. So I gathered all my articles and all the work that I had done, and I had even written the beginnings of a legal brief, and I brought it to the ACLU, where I met Melissa Goodman and Ariela Migdal. Its always been that way. 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. 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. Here it is. Did you think of it as there not being enough roles for women in their 40s? It was night and day, where before, they might say, hey, "Beetlejuice" or something. And there's a scene where you come out in - why don't you describe the costume. So I never tried anything. 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. We were made to feel very dispensable. 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 . And you try really hard to, like, throw him off of you. 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. 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. DAVIS: Well, I was astounded that it happened. Ditto The First Wives Club, and, more recently, Frozen and Hidden Figures.. For the rest of us, This Changes Everything will frustrate, enrage and maybe even inspire. 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. Can you talk about that? MARTIN: Really? This Changes Everything (2015) Plot Showing all 3 items Jump to: Summaries (3) Summaries 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. He refuses. 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 And for a very brief time, the nature of that change is still up to us. GROSS: In "A League Of Their Own." MARTIN: So the title of the film, we start with that, This Changes Everything. This is something that you say in the film. A really decent doc, but like 99% of the reviews here, I'm completely dumbfounded why they hired a MALE to direct this. 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. Your first movie role, "Tootsie," you're in your underwear in the film. (Laughter). You were signed to a big agency. But you could, by answering its call to action. 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. DONAHUE: Sure. . 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. 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. DONAHUE: Hopefully not. French 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. Its not going to benefit you. Romanian It was my first audition, and they had called model agencies to say, send any models who can act for an audition. 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. 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 I figured, well, I mean, what were the odds anyway I was going to be in a Sydney Pollack movie with Dustin Hoffman? Im an optimist. Of the top 100 grossing films of 2017, male-lead characters received twice as much screen time as female leads. 47%. Tom, do you want to add to that? Forget everything you think you know about global warming. Heart and mind go hand in hand in this magisterial response to a present crisis., We lack the collective spaces in which to confront the raw terror of ecocide, is how Klein encapsulates the problem. . Oh, no, we can't. Why hasnt it changed before now? We dont have to wait for things to turn around in real life. The Book, Documentary & Impact Project You know, some shows are researched and all that and certainly harmless. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You directed an episode of it. DONAHUE: There hasnt been a lot of change. And then after about a year and a half, they told me they were going to pursue it. 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? He was the photographer for "Soul Train" and took photos for Jet, Ebony and the black-owned LA newspaper Soul. Spanish I - my daughter was a toddler, and I decided she was old enough to start watching preschool shows. -Alice Walker, author and activist, Purposely unsettling Ultimately encouraging 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 Its just very elevated because its in the entertainment world. 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. Several women serve as executive producers, including Davis.). MARTIN: But Geena, this has to have happened to you throughout your career? And if you're just joining us, my guest is actor Geena Davis and director Maria Giese. Promotional materials, trailers & welcome video. DAVIS: Yes. And I was like, you know, I was a huge fan of "GLOW" and very much wanted to do it. So Geena, will you just tell us what the title is referring to? Overview. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. GEENA DAVIS: Well, it was pretty dramatic. MARTIN: So you can see it with kids entertainment? 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. That was the first time where I was ever like, I guess, men dont see us women equal in this industry. And it's a buddy movie. Over the course of 90 minutes, viewers will meet. ', A work of startling force, exhaustive reporting, and telling anecdote . I think theres some backlash. I very much expected that that would not be the case. The realization that a solution is possible, well, that changes everything '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. In this part of the interview, I'm going to talk more with Davis about her own movie career. Danish This is FRESH AIR. TV-PG. This is FRESH AIR. GROSS: And you even competed to be on the Olympic archery team. Provocative, compelling, and accessible to even the most climate-fatigued viewers,This Changes Everythingwill leave you refreshed and inspired, reflecting on the ties between us, the kind of lives we really want, and why the climate crisis is at the centre of it all. What were you looking for and what did you come away with? 2019 | Maturity Rating: TV-MA | 1h 35m | Documentary Films. Also with us is director Maria Giese, who's featured in the film, too. So what impact do you think it had both on audiences but also on Hollywood? They're both featured in the new documentary "This Changes Everything" about discrimination against women in front of and behind the camera in Hollywood. 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. I always say go through the script and change it. Will this film change everything? Portuguese So and it wasnt really until after Me Too and all that happened that we all realized, this is different now. DAVIS: It was very specific, actually. MARTIN: And you do make a point of saying in the film that 75 percent of the crew are women. 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. 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. Buy now. And Im like, yay, I cant wait. But for the most part, I saw appalling gender imbalance. . DAVIS: I think partly, back when I started, I wasnt thinking about that, even. Look at what FX did. Didnt seem to happen. Co-Producers: Jessicya Materano, Robin Kelleher 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. The numbers have obviously not improved for decades. So I never thought about it again. 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. So I did. And it was just, you know, doing a video with a casting assistant. German DAVIS: Absolutely, which is fantastic. 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. Bosnian 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. Some positive developments are shown in China and Germany specifically. And this guy on the show named Alan Alda, who I was learning everything about. We have also been told that humanity is too greedy and selfish to rise to this challenge. 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. The epitome of WTF? She ends up shooting him, and then you both go on the lam because you feel like, who's going to believe you? Go behind the scenes of Netflix TV shows and movies, see what's coming soon and watch bonus videos on. 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. Geena Davis is an actress who starred in such films as "A League Of Their Own" and "Thelma & Louise." 2019 | Maturity Rating: 13+ | 1h 35m | Documentary Films. And but I just assumed kids media would be gender-balanced, and wholesome, and good for you, and all that. Its the chivalry of the 21st century.. JOIN NOW. So theres something really deep and systemic going on. 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. 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. He's just decided that that's what he's going to do. Ukrainian. Michael Mann tells Christiane Amanpour why we need to rethink what we eat and how we produce it. And Kim and I are sitting there going like, well, respectfully, I dont think you know what youre talking about. Well, we call the film This Changes Everything, because its about kind of why that doesnt happen. It takes an incisive look at the history, empirical evidence, and systemic forces that foster gender discrimination and thus reinforce disparity in our culture. It's really fun and incredibly challenging. And I think the first thing to change will be on screen. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Netflix | Apple TV | Amazon Video | Vudu | FandangoNOW | Kanopy | Hoopla, Directed by: Tom Donahue Polish And, of course, it's all a joke. 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. And we started to have meetings with them. Grieving the loss of a best friend she couldnt protect, an ex-bodyguard sets out to fulfill her dear friends last wish: sweet revenge. You hear so many women speaking up when they encounter injustice and openly talking about it. I'm Terry Gross. DONAHUE: Well, two things. Was that because you thought that was the way you could break in? Like competing - if you're nervous, your shot's going to be off. Davis and director Maria Giese discuss the dramatic. And so thats what I did and, in fact, its proven that theyre incredibly grateful and horrified and embarrassed. But when she got older and roles started to dry up, she realized how unempowered women were in Hollywood. Danish I fear the message may continue to elude those who need to hear it the most. DONAHUE: Sure. So when I got back from Cannes, I was represented at William Morris Agency, and basically nothing happened. And then maybe five years later, another movie comes out with a female star. And I had spent so much time in a field where you're measured by people's judgment, you know, where, you know, you're approved of by others' opinions rather than factual merit. After the release of This Changes Everything book and film, Naomi went on a sold out tour to speak to audiences worldwide. Profoundly, embarrassing few. She's got a handgun, pulls it on him, asks him to apologize. And I was - well, I was mostly thrilled that my first job was not playing, you know, a corpse in a morgue on a soap opera or something. 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. 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