this changes everything documentary transcript

Im an optimist. MARTIN: So the title of the film, we start with that, This Changes Everything. This is something that you say in the film. Spanish Is that why because no studio heads appeared in this film because theyre so embarrassed? Naomi Kleins fourth book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs the Climate was published in September 2014 and was an instant New York Times and international bestseller. I did get work, and it was through my model agency that I got my first acting job. She exposes the ideological desperation of the climate-change deniers, the messianic delusions of the would-be geoengineers, and the tragic defeatism of too many mainstream green initiatives. Running time: 1 hour 36 minutes. DONAHUE: Its funny. Now we will see so many more female buddy pictures, female road movies or whatever and movies about female friendship. And that was an extraordinary triumph. Swedish Korean And a little by little, I introduced them to a group of my female colleagues. And I could see that I was not going to make any headway with them. So they send over a Victoria's Secret catalogue (laughter). On a platform out at sea, they have formed The Community - a new type of society and a better way of living. Polish MARTIN: I think it was Maya Angelou who said you cant be what you cant see. Danish Determined to provide a ray of light for those under her care, a young nurse navigates the world of mental health and the diverse stories surrounding it. DAVIS: It was very specific, actually. MARTIN: Do you think its because your initial focus was on kids television? But it was television that showed me there it was another way, and it was a show called MASH. Watch all you want. MARTIN: But there are a number of women who are interviewed in this film whose careers have been damaged by speaking out. And it seemed that, in the 21st century, this was a horrible message to be sending and very shocking. But were not hearing womens voices or seeing the stories told through the female gaze when there are so few female directors. The books exploration of climate change from the perspective of how capitalism functions produces fresh insights and its examination of the interconnectedness between our relationship with nature and the creation of better, fairer societies presents a radical proposal. In October, at a special ceremony, she'll receive an honorary Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Emerging economies in the developing world have tried to follow the western model for economic prosperity, with arguably the most marked example of the negative consequences being in China where many cities are continually shrouded in smog, some children in those cities who have never seen a blue sky. . Romanian Why hasnt it changed before now? And then I saw it everywhere. Kleins sharp analysis makes a compelling case that a mass awakening is part of the answer., Gripping and dramatic . What happened after that? Film schools are now half female. 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. Chinese Simple A star-studded documentary about gender inequality in film and TV is equal parts history lesson and constructive criticism. And, you know, being harassed and all kinds of things going on, being not listened to, talked down to, all that stuff. 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. In this part of the interview, I'm going to talk more with Davis about her own movie career. Climate change isnt just another issue to be neatly filed between taxes and health care. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. In the lawless land of Gando, fierce bandits will stop at nothing to fight for their precious homeland and loved ones even if it means life or death. I'm wondering what impact you think that might be having on the inclusion issue because we've seen how some men in Hollywood have misused their power to assault or harass women. GROSS: And so it's a kind of - I think at the time, people were comparing it to Butch Cassidy. KIMBERLY PIERCE, DIRECTOR, CARRIE: I was being talked to and treated and questioned constantly and indifferently. Or did you think, oh, it's me - no one wants me anymore? . Book & Film Study Guide. After feeling that she was shut out of directing because she's a woman, she became an activist. The film combines talking-head interviews with drill-down stats and the backstory on legal actions taken to force accountability from studio heads. We'll be right back. Kumi Naidoo,Former Director at Greenpeace International, Genuinely moving Maybe they just thought I really wanted to, that I wanted to be such a student of film that that was my goal. DAVIS: It did well. Since then it has been shown 1000s of times in community screenings around the world. Over the course of 90 minutes, viewers will meet. In 2012, my archery coach noticed that when both Brave and The Hunger Games came out, suddenly the percentage of girls taking up archery shot up 105 percent, higher than adult men. And, of course, it's all a joke. Croatian From left, Joelle Dobrow, Nell Cox, Susan Nimoy, Dolores Ferraro, Lynne Littman and Victoria Hochberg in 1980. Accuracy and availability may vary. It takes an incisive look at the history, empirical evidence, and systemic forces that foster gender discrimination and thus reinforce disparity in our culture. This Changes Everything DOCUMENTARY Told first-hand by some of Hollywood's leading voices, This Changes Everything is a feature-length documentary that uncovers what is beneath what is one of the most confounding dilemmas in the entertainment industry- the under-representation and misrepresentation of women. In the directors guild, there were only two women I think up until the 1960s who were members of the union. GROSS: So you went to the ACLU, and then the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission became involved, too. She ends up shooting him, and then you both go on the lam because you feel like, who's going to believe you? He refuses. This Changes Everything. German -Entertainment Weekly You were attached to other projects. The result is the most momentous and contentious environmental book since Silent Spring. Starring Naomi Klein Stacey Arwen Raab. Tweets by NaomiAKlein. Female. Several women serve as executive producers, including Davis.). Turkish 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. I wasnt thinking, this is so unfair. 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. And her actions led to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors. I fear the message may continue to elude those who need to hear it the most. You were working with Dustin Hoffman. For the record: 11:23 a.m. Aug. 8, 2019 An earlier version of this review included a photo from the 2015 climate-change documentary "This Changes Everything." Also in the review, the memory of . Its always been that way. So I never thought about it again. Michael Mann tells Christiane Amanpour why we need to rethink what we eat and how we produce it. When you have 150 men on set and one woman, how is that woman protected? ', A work of startling force, exhaustive reporting, and telling anecdote . We can reflect the future now and it will make it happen. GROSS: came into play here, too, because there's more of you for Dustin Hoffman to be fazed by when he walks in. When, for instance, in 2017 I think, female-led films made 38 percent more money at the Box Office than male-led films. DAVIS: Yeah, it's very centering and focusing. Danish . 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. Good Deed Entertainment (Theatrical Premiere), Starz (Broadcast), VOD, TVOD. You say in almost 100 years, only one woman has won an academy award for best director. MARTIN: Geena Davis, Tom Donahue, thank you so much for talking to us. And I think the first thing to change will be on screen. Documentary. GROSS: Yeah. And it's a buddy movie. And - but nobody, and least of all him, nobody ever said, you realize you don't have to come every day? She's in Paris. They founded the Directors Guild of Americas Womens Steering Committee in 1979. Were they getting work? MARTIN: In fact, there is a clip in the film where you talk about the fact that representation in actually entertainment can actually matter in the real world. I mean you know. In 2018, 92 percent of the directors of the top 250 domestic releases were men. Bulgarian 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." You used to make a movie a year. And it was just, you know, doing a video with a casting assistant. to unsuccessfully sue Warner Bros. and Columbia Pictures for discrimination). MARTIN: You know one of the things that really fascinated me about the film is that you point out it wasnt always this way. DONAHUE: They tend to deny the problem after seeing the film. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Its one of the best things thats ever happened in my professional career. 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. DAVIS: Well, I definitely see a big shift happening in Hollywood in the past couple of years since #MeToo and Time's Up. No one movie can persuade an industry to suddenly reverse decades of discrimination and redistribute power to include the less powerful. Harvey Weinstein, of course, comes to mind. GROSS: Geena Davis, let me bring you back into the conversation. So I thats when I learned about the work of Geena in her institute and how important onscreen representation was. Like competing - if you're nervous, your shot's going to be off. The New York Times Book Review called it The most momentous and contentious environmental book since Silent Spring.. I think the big advantage was that people who make kids entertainment do it because they care about kids. . GROSS: So what about other women you knew from film school? DAVIS: They do. 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. 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 in front of and behind the camera in movies and TV. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I did. Synopsis 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. Bring me my tiny violin. But thats what we were worried about. We also heard from director Maria Giese, who's also featured in the film "This Changes Everything." MORETZ: The biggest part of the movie is when she gets her period for the first time in the shower. DONAHUE: Yes. DONAHUE: Hopefully not. And you try really hard to, like, throw him off of you. This Changes Everything Review: Hollywoods Men, Called to Action, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/movies/this-changes-everything-review.html. DONAHUE: They cant really complain to their agent or their manager because theyre just going to tell them just go with it, just be quiet. As the staggering statistics on gender parity continue to demonstrate, though, not much has changed. JENNIFER LAWRENCE: Its our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal . Here it is. Well, Tom, talk a little about what the problem is if you would. Here it is. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 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. It'll ruin your career was the thinking. [1] 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. But how can you change the world if you've taken yourself out of it? GROSS: But you're in your underwear. 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 I think thats but also part of it is that my peers and I felt like you cannot complain about any of this because they wont hire you. Also with us is director Maria Giese, who's featured in the film, too. (Laughter). namely, a modicum of hope for the future MARTIN: Did you think it was as bad as it is? We can talk about it and everybody is talking about it, you know. . . You can pick up a lot on a set. VarietyMagazine, If you care about justice you must see this. TAX ID# 86-1943473, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, PO Box 9615, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701. 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. So there's no way for us to really know where the investigation is, even though it's now, oh - what? I decided that I would try becoming a model first because, at that time, Christie Brinkley and Lauren Hutton were being offered parts in movies. So Geena, will you just tell us what the title is referring to? So, like, it seems like a lot of the change is happening from women like that who are creating the change themselves. Go behind the scenes of Netflix TV shows and movies, see what's coming soon and watch bonus videos on. MARTIN: about women in Hollywood and the underrepresentation of women in Hollywood? MARTIN: Talk to me about the Geena Davis Institute which you founded years ago. This documentary takes a deep look at gender disparity in Hollywood through the eyes of well-known actresses and female filmmakers. I very much expected that that would not be the case. MARTIN: To that point, heres a scene from the film which speaks with that with Kimberly Pierce, the director, and Chloe Grace Moretz. Well, we call the film This Changes Everything, because its about kind of why that doesnt happen. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I was very lucky because Greys Anatomy was developed under the network presence. Some positive developments are shown in China and Germany specifically. OK. Let me just play a clip from him in the film. GROSS: How did you decide to create your institute? I never got another paying job. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. . We dont have to wait for things to turn around in real life. '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. 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. 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: A battle with yourself to not battle with yourself. But so I think that will change and I think it will impact society, that life will imitate art. Drawing on an impressive volume of research, Ms. Klein savages the idea that we will be saved by new technologies or by an incremental shift away from fossil fuels: Both approaches, she argues, are forms of denial . It's a lonely sport because you're out there for hours every day shooting by yourself. 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. So do you have any idea where things stand? . Give us some of the numbers that you find most disturbing. Global Release 2020, 2023 Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. 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. 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%. GIESE: Well, I understood very quickly that the numbers in and of themselves inferred violations of Title VII. This Changes Everything takes an incisive look into the male-dominated film industry to examine those forces - both conscious and unconscious - that continue to foster the systemic underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women. So here was my hero calling himself a feminist. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You directed an episode of it. 24 female police officers, firefighters, bodyguards, soldiers, athletes and stuntwomen team up by profession to compete for survival on a remote island. Did you think of it as there not being enough roles for women in their 40s? So I knew that we could invoke that law to be able to change things in a very significant way. The first film you directed was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. DONAHUE: I started the film a year before I actually asked Geena to come on board. MARTIN: So Geena, how do you stay in it though? YES Magazine And why does that matter? Watch This Changes Everything: Men Don't See Us Women Equal. GEENA DAVIS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING: Thank you. Script extract. So I started making this movie. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think they just dont like me. And he just does it. But the biggest reaction of all was the press saying, like the title of the movie, this is going to change everything. And there's a scene where you come out in - why don't you describe the costume. Overview. As an asteroid hurtles towards Earth with nothing to stop it, one determined teacher fights to keep her former students safe no matter the cost. So let me just play that clip. And that's what I set my mind to do. And she founded an institute to study gender discrimination in Hollywood. GROSS: And doesn't know where to put his eyes. This Changes Everything has been translated into 27 languages: Arabic So I did. Theyll just get somebody else. . 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 they didn't ask - after I read the part, they didn't ask to see my bathing suit. 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. . Absolutely not. DAVIS: In "A League Of Their Own," yeah. With - the other thing that I loved about it was that it's measured by points. Which really isn't very old. GROSS: But you were with Sydney Pollack. 1 hr 30 min. 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 beyond. . And I explained to them why I thought that this was so significant on a global level. And then after about a year and a half, they told me they were going to pursue it. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. I think theres some backlash. Ukrainian. 10 Video Games That Need a Live Action Adaptation, 2023's Most Anticipated Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-offs. A really decent doc, but like 99% of the reviews here, I'm completely dumbfounded why they hired a MALE to direct this. This is a rush transcript. And that, for me, became a battle worth fighting for. I'm Terry Gross. 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 then maybe five years later, another movie comes out with a female star. When did things start to slow down in your acting career? GROSS: This is the equal opportunity law. Like I think a lot of people have become familiar with the whole question of representation on screen. By what name was This Changes Everything (2015) officially released in India in English? GROSS: So part of your work was modeling for Victoria's Secret. But we were stunned at the reaction that was instant - cover of Time magazine and all that stuff. . All but one of the women were interviewed for this film, and Donahue takes his time to carefully lay out the details and takeaways of their efforts (which led the D.G.A. GROSS: So the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media has done a lot of research on the numbers. 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. GROSS: It's like, he's short; you're really tall. JOIN NOW. 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. Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. 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. This Changes Everything. Norwegian Hilary Weston Writers Trust Prize for Nonfiction. She's interesting. When Dani Arnold broke Ueli Steck's speed record climbing the Eiger in 2011, it sparked a duel between them across the six great north faces of the Alps. Grieving the loss of a best friend she couldnt protect, an ex-bodyguard sets out to fulfill her dear friends last wish: sweet revenge. This documentary takes a deep look at gender disparity in Hollywood through the eyes of well-known actresses and female filmmakers. Be the first to contribute. 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. GROSS: Geena Davis, Maria Giese, thank you both so much for talking with us. 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. I want to ask you about "Thelma & Louise." GROSS: Maria Giese, let me move on to you. Yeah. And that action alone sent the numbers skyrocketing from 0.5% to 16% in just 10 years from 1985 to 1995. Lithuanian And very quickly, the coaches were saying, you know, you have a lot of untapped athletic ability. The EEOC functions in total confidentiality. GROSS: Did you think of it as discrimination against older women? Written with an elegant blend of science, statistics, field reports and personal insight, it does not paralyze but buoys the reader. DAVIS: Well, it was completely random in some ways. And for a very brief time, the nature of that change is still up to us. 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. 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.. 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. 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. You were signed to a big agency. Its not about carbonits about capitalism. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Geena Davis and Maria Giese, welcome to FRESH AIR. Kleins urgency and outrage is balanced by meticulous documentation and passionate argument. I felt very unhappy with having that sort of imposed on me by other people. And hopefully, young boys will see that a male-directed this and think I can do that too. The film is a Canada-United States coproduction. 47%. Progress will happen when men take a stand, an emphatic Meryl Streep says. DAVIS: Well, it did in a way. And two and a half years later, I was a semifinalist for the Olympic trials. DAVIS: Well, I mean, come on. LANDGRAF: And Im here to say its there. And she doesnt know its her period because she had never been taught that by her mother. 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. 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. The documentary This Changes Everything gives audiences a look at how the tropes of "the girlfriend," the "useless chick," and the beauty who needs to "be saved" are still alive and well. Can we pull off these changes in time? Thelma & Louise was supposed to have done it. She starts her own organization, the Geena Davis Institute, on gender in media to keep track of the imbalance. DONAHUE: Well, two things. My guest Geena Davis starred in two movies about female empowerment - "Thelma & Louise" and "A League Of Their Own." They're both featured in the new documentary about that campaign called "This Changes Everything.". 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. 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