I get to have opinions, I get to be smart. And that was an extraordinary triumph. There's far fewer movies with a female lead character. And I was horrified. 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. 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. This is FRESH AIR. Oh, we forgot. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They dont care that Im black. . And I was sure they must be right and waiting for this fabulous future that was coming. DAVIS: Oh, no. 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: This is FRESH AIR. We also heard from director Maria Giese, who's also featured in the film "This Changes Everything." For more details, visit the official This Changes Everything website, where youll find more Press information and Endnotes. When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. 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. Audience Score 100+ Ratings. Script extract. Tom, do you want to add to that? 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. And they didn't ask - after I read the part, they didn't ask to see my bathing suit. Your first movie role, "Tootsie," you're in your underwear in the film. Some positive developments are shown in China and Germany specifically. Several women serve as executive producers, including Davis.). And for me, it was no big deal to want to take the man until here and try to tell this story. We havent made significant progress, Klein argues, because weve been expecting solutions from the very same institutions that created the problem in the first place . MARTIN: Did you think it was as bad as it is? . Female. She starts her own organization, the Geena Davis Institute, on gender in media to keep track of the imbalance. Maria Giese is a director who felt shut out for being a woman. MARTIN: You know one of the things that really fascinated me about the film is that you point out it wasnt always this way. So you started your career as a model. 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.. Italian 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. After the release of This Changes Everything book and film, Naomi went on a sold out tour to speak to audiences worldwide. 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. DAVIS: Well, no, no. GROSS: So the EEOC has been conducting an investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors. 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. GROSS: But you were with Sydney Pollack. 24 female police officers, firefighters, bodyguards, soldiers, athletes and stuntwomen team up by profession to compete for survival on a remote island. The realization that a solution is possible, well, that changes everything So they send over a Victoria's Secret catalogue (laughter). That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. And it also struck a nerve that none of us expected. She ends up shooting him, and then you both go on the lam because you feel like, who's going to believe you? 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. But on the other hand, I sort of felt like, well, this is what was supposed to happen. You can pick up a lot on a set. Produced by: Ilan Arboleda, Kerianne Flynn, Tom Donahue UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Everyone, listen up, please. The coming of sound meant they needed big capital investment. An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry. The New York Times Book Review called it The most momentous and contentious environmental book since Silent Spring.. And you wouldnt know it because of how it turns out, four percent post his school. LANDGRAF: And Im here to say its there. But so I think that will change and I think it will impact society, that life will imitate art. DAVIS: First of all, for the simple fact of fairness, that women deserve to be in half of the positions, you know, and have leadership roles and also be the grip and be on the crew and, you know, use their [13:45:00] talents. I'm sure it made a lot of money. After feeling that she was shut out of directing because she's a woman, she became an activist. 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. As defeated as one feels when you dont see a change happening, I really do think that it can and that it will. GROSS: And you also are an archer - like bow and arrow archery. Nothing is certain. In the directors guild, there were only two women I think up until the 1960s who were members of the union. 56%. She's got a handgun, pulls it on him, asks him to apologize. Still. Profoundly, embarrassing few. And then I saw it everywhere. 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. They could say, what was I doing? Korean [Klein] writes of a decisive battle for the fate of the earth in which we either take back control of the planet from the capitalists who are destroying it or watch it all burn.. GROSS: So Geena Davis, I have a few questions for you about your career. 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. This was my plan (laughter). PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 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. We can talk about it and everybody is talking about it, you know. Was it a centering thing for you - focus? 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. We dont have to wait for things to turn around in real life. Dutch Most importantly, the film seeks pathways and solutions from within and outside the industry, and around the world. 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. 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. 2015, Documentary, 1h 29m. In fact, all around the world, the fight for the next economy and against reckless extraction is already succeeding in ways both surprising and inspiring. Told first-hand by some of Hollywoods leading voices behind and in front of the camera, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING is the award-winning 2019 feature-length documentary that uncovers what is beneath one of the most confounding dilemmas in the entertainment industry the underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women. DAVIS: I think partly, back when I started, I wasnt thinking about that, even. Its an alarm that calls us to fix an economic system that is already failing us in many ways. Greek And very quickly, the coaches were saying, you know, you have a lot of untapped athletic ability. MARTIN: Talk to me about the Geena Davis Institute which you founded years ago. 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. From left, Joelle Dobrow, Nell Cox, Susan Nimoy, Dolores Ferraro, Lynne Littman and Victoria Hochberg in 1980. Buy now. He was the photographer for "Soul Train" and took photos for Jet, Ebony and the black-owned LA newspaper Soul. makes a muscular case for global warming as the defining, cross-sectional issue of our era. Thats the problem. I get to be a doctor. Go behind the scenes of Netflix TV shows and movies, see what's coming soon and watch bonus videos on. -Alice Walker, author and activist, Purposely unsettling Ultimately encouraging Like competing - if you're nervous, your shot's going to be off. This Changes Everything August 31, 2015 We're excited to share the official poster for This Changes Everything the documentary! YES Magazine MARTIN: Every person that Ive spoken with who have seen the film is just shocked by it. This Changes Everything is a 2018 American documentary film, directed by Tom Donahue. GIESE: Yes, Title VII, which was written into law in 1964 by President Johnson. 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. German UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You directed an episode of it. 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. Watch all you want. Didnt seem to happen. A work of startling force, exhaustive reporting, and telling anecdote . So I knew the way to move the numbers and to make real significant change was through legal action. 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 I was like, you know, I was a huge fan of "GLOW" and very much wanted to do it. Overview. You used to make a movie a year. 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. Thelma & Louise was supposed to have done it. Give us some of the numbers that you find most disturbing. DONAHUE: There hasnt been a lot of change. Klein and those impassioned protesters provide something that has been in short supply in the predecessors Tweets by NaomiAKlein. 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. 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. And then Susan Sarandon comes out. And there's a scene where you come out in - why don't you describe the costume. Can you talk about that? And I got the part. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. And we started to have meetings with them. In this part of the interview, I'm going to talk more with Davis about her own movie career. Watch all you want. The EEOC functions in total confidentiality. But thats what we were worried about. Spanish I think the big advantage was that people who make kids entertainment do it because they care about kids. Swedish DAVIS: Yeah, it's very centering and focusing. . And I was counting on my hands as I held her in my lap, and it was horrifying, and I was absolutely stunned. LA Times. But it's profoundly not the case right now. So at 41, I took it up and then became absolutely obsessed, as I do with things. For the rest of us, This Changes Everything will frustrate, enrage and maybe even inspire. It often seems that these worlds are completely . VarietyMagazine, If you care about justice you must see this. Bosnian Dutch A new documentary explores how women in Hollywood are pushing for more representation in front of and behind the camera. that women are now dominating that field because we just saw it on T.V. Portuguese - because it was a big hit. So I figured, well, I mean, what were the odds anyway I was going to be in a Sydney Pollack movie with Dustin Hoffman? Where's her bathing suit stuff? That was the first time where I was ever like, I guess, men dont see us women equal in this industry. 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. I felt its my duty as a feminist, male or otherwise. Danish 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. That so it was already a conversation that started to happen when I start developing the film with my producing partner. I - my daughter was a toddler, and I decided she was old enough to start watching preschool shows. She's receiving an honorary Oscar this year, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, at a special ceremony in October. Whats your first name? Its not a spoiler to say that the documentary concludes with a call to action aimed squarely at (predominantly male) studio heads, pointing to the recent commitment to inclusive hiring by John Landgraf, the chief executive of the FX Networks, as an example of what real action can look like. Theyll just get somebody else. You were attached to other projects. And if you're just joining us, my guest is actor Geena Davis and director Maria Giese. Filmed over 211 shoot days in nine countries and five continents over four years,This Changes Everythingis an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. What were you looking for and what did you come away with? . And I went, and they said, wear a bathing suit under your clothes because if you do well at the reading, they'll ask to see you in your bathing suit. GROSS: So what was your strategy to try to open the door to more women directors? MARTIN: But Geena, this has to have happened to you throughout your career? This Changes Everything. What are we doing? GEENA DAVIS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING: Thank you. Maria Giese is a director who felt shut out of directing because she's a woman. Forget everything you think you know about global warming. 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. Executive Producers: Geena Davis, Steve Edwards, Regina Scully, Simone Pero, Madeline Di Nonno, Jennie Peters, Patty Casby, Ku-Ling Yurman And he just does it. And so that was really fun. This Changes Everything makes this point very clear, while also seeking to spark initiative. GEENA DAVIS: Well, it was pretty dramatic. DAVIS: Well, it was completely random in some ways. I was very upset and angry at that happening to me. German Interwoven with these stories of struggle is Kleins narration, connecting the carbon in the air with the economic system that put it there. GROSS: Well, what was wrong with that plan? GROSS: Yeah. So I began to think, you know, this is maybe not just about me, and even if my own career is just about me, that doesn't answer for all the incredible, talented women everywhere that are not able to contribute their voices to our entertainment media storytelling. How did you take up archery? 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. The catastrophic effects of climate change are viewed through the lens of those in the US northeast coast who suffered through Hurricane Sandy. 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. Copyright 2019 NPR. Ukrainian. 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. And it was fantastic. So I never tried anything. Things were looking good for you after film school. Hosting a Screening (note that licensing and contact info in this document are out of date / no longer active) Faith screening guide. And there is also no human resources department that these women can go to. KIMBERLY PIERCE, DIRECTOR, CARRIE: I was being talked to and treated and questioned constantly and indifferently. And so I learned at 36 that I actually was coordinated. MARTIN: So the title of the film, we start with that, This Changes Everything. This is something that you say in the film. We have also been told that humanity is too greedy and selfish to rise to this challenge. I'm Terry Gross, and this is FRESH AIR. 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