this changes everything documentary transcript

0000004937 00000 n And I was sure they must be right and waiting for this fabulous future that was coming. I always say go through the script and change it. I went down to the downtown LA courthouse, and I found that six very courageous women in the Directors Guild in 1979 had got the DGA, our union, to file a class action lawsuit against several major studios. Davis and director Maria Giese discuss the dramatic disparities on screen. So sue me.) DONAHUE: I started the film a year before I actually asked Geena to come on board. The economic drivers of the carbon society are highlighted by the economic crisis in Greece in the early 2000s, where some saw the only solution to get out of the crisis being to sell off the land to the highest bidder, those highest bidders often being resource extraction companies. Bosnian Klein bases her argument on the scientific consensus that at projected rates of carbon emission we are heading towards an environmental catastrophe . UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I was very lucky because Greys Anatomy was developed under the network presence. Based on a true story. 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. DAVIS: Well, it was completely random in some ways. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. o Ground truth model: analysis of the book transcript and documentary transcript o Change assessment: data collection and analysis after releasing the book and . Production companies: CreativeChaos vmg, New Plot Films, US Release 2019. So I had been very unathletic as a kid. So Geena, I think some people might hear that and go, Oh, thats too bad but why? Also with us is director Maria Giese, who's featured in the film, too. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Cate Blanchett and Taraji P. Henson revel in revealing how theyll take an empty, clichd girlfriend part, then twist it and tweak it into a character whos far more interesting. 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. We can talk about it and everybody is talking about it, you know. But thats what we were worried about. Look at what FX did. . Profoundly, embarrassing few. With - the other thing that I loved about it was that it's measured by points. 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. So thats why when it says 75 percent of women made this film, people actually clap at that line at the end. Slovene MARTIN: In fact, theres a clip for that. Well, get her back. Its always been that way. And then I had to play the best baseball player anyone has ever seen hold a bat. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They dont care that Im black. GROSS: Prevent that kind of behavior. GIESE: So in - five months after they received that letter from the ACLU, they began their investigation. 2019 | Maturity Rating: TV-MA | 1h 35m | Documentaries. And Julie Dash eloquently expresses one of the many reasons it matters to have a woman at the helm: Our camera placement is different because our gaze is different.'. This Changes Everything encompasses a massive subject from a variety of angles in a brief amount of time, and the results can feel a bit choppy. 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. This Changes Everything is, improbably, Kleins most optimistic book. All rights reserved. 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. Actress Geena Davis rallies Meryl Streep, Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon and others in this . 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. AMANPOUR: Yes. 0000045603 00000 n 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. 0000043976 00000 n As defeated as one feels when you dont see a change happening, I really do think that it can and that it will. 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. 0000049660 00000 n Editor: Jasmin Way Downloads only available on ad-free plans. But these stories matter. Sales: Creative Chaos vmg, Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. The most profound threat to humanity is the war our economic model is waging against life on earth. Music: Leigh Roberts, Allison Piccioni 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. 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 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. First Look: This Changes Everything, the Documentary. But as time went on and I became more empowered, I started really noticing. And for me, it was no big deal to want to take the man until here and try to tell this story. DAVIS: Well, thats what I was saying about earlier, it is a different time now that you actually can talk about these things and not suffer repercussions. MARTIN: So the title of the film, we start with that, This Changes Everything. This is something that you say in the film. GROSS: There's Dustin Hoffman, who plays this man who can't get roles, finally auditions for a role posing as a woman in a soap opera. OK. Let me just play a clip from him in the film. You know, I mean, both are kind of unattainable. . GROSS: Yes, you're not fazed by seeing Dustin Hoffman walk in because you think he's really a woman. And the whole thing wraps up in rushed fashion with the Trump era ushering in a wave of womens marches and reigniting a spark of activism. Geena Daviswhos also an executive producer herebridges these two perspectives. 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. 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 . 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. You can pick up a lot on a set. 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. It's really fun and incredibly challenging. 0000006173 00000 n With "This Changes Everything," a documentary by Lewis and a book by Klein, the duo has reshaped the narrative of climate change. No, I didn't think, oh, it's me, at all. And I thought, OK, well, I'll just become a model, and then they'll just offer me parts because obviously it's so much easier to become a supermodel (laughter). This Changes Everything tries to get its arms around a lot, from appalling anecdotes of abhorrent behavior to deep historical context from the silent era to the modern-day repercussions of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. Indeed, Wonder Womans director Patty Jenkins is one of the many voices heard here. GROSS: So what did you learn being on set? Kleinexposes the myths that are clouding the climate debate. So let me just play that clip. GROSS: It's like, he's short; you're really tall. GROSS: How did you decide to create your institute? The film is at its best when it gives the smart, talented, diverse collection of women the opportunity to tell their stories, relive their battles and share their feelings. An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry. A tragic accident leaves an ambitious . And so I did. So I learned about being a feminist through the activism of a man. Romanian UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Everyone, listen up, please. We dont have to wait for things to turn around in real life. Because the next movie somebody makes could be gender-balanced. And two and a half years later, I was a semifinalist for the Olympic trials. And I explained to them why I thought that this was so significant on a global level. Executive producers: Geena Davis, Regina K. Scully, Ku-ling Yurman, Madeline Di Nonno, Steve Edwards, Jennie Peters, Simone Pero, Patty Casby Kimberly Peirce talks about how it took her nine years to make her second feature after her critically acclaimed debut, Boys Dont Cry, which earned Hilary Swank a best-actress Oscar. And it hasnt changed in all that time. This Changes Everything March 10, 2015. MARTIN: And they just cant believe that it is what it is. A work of startling force, exhaustive reporting, and telling anecdote . . So when I got back from Cannes, I was represented at William Morris Agency, and basically nothing happened. DAVIS: Hopefully not. DAVIS: Not at all. . Geena Davis and Tom Donahue on This Changes Everything, Maleeha Lodhi Discusses Tensions Between India and Pakistan, Michael Mann Explains Why We Need to Rethink Food Production, + Major support for Amanpour and Company is provided by the Anderson Family Charitable Fund, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim, III, Candace King Weir, Jim Attwood and Leslie Williams, the Leila and Mickey Straus Family Charitable Trust, Mark J. Blechner, Seton J. Melvin, Bernard and Denise Schwartz, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Barbara Hope Zuckerberg, Jeffrey Katz and Beth Rogers, the Filomen M. DAgostino Foundation, Josh Weston and. 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. 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. You had a small role. Geena Davis is an actress who starred in such films as "A League Of Their Own" and "Thelma & Louise." Croatian And this guy on the show named Alan Alda, who I was learning everything about. Representation matters. GROSS: So you went to the ACLU, and then the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission became involved, too. DONAHUE: Sure. GROSS: Geena Davis, let me bring you back into the conversation. 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 . A military-trained assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she's never met from ruthless criminals gunning for revenge. Oh, we forgot. They're both featured in the new documentary about that campaign called "This Changes Everything.". GROSS: So the EEOC has been conducting an investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors. Maybe they just thought I really wanted to, that I wanted to be such a student of film that that was my goal. DONAHUE: And then Patricia Arquette got up at the Oscars and demanded equal pay. But when she got older and roles started to dry up, she realized how unempowered women were in Hollywood. 0000003130 00000 n DONAHUE: Hopefully not. We should be showing kids that boys and girls share the same bicycle. GROSS: My guests are actor Geena Davis and director Maria Giese. In October, at a special ceremony, she'll receive an honorary Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Donahue is a longtime documentarian whose work includes Thank You for Your Service, about how the government has failed the U.S. military in treating mental health issues, and Guest of Cindy Sherman. Those are pretty specific topics. And it's a buddy movie. I was very upset and angry at that happening to me. 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? MARTIN: Really? 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. 0000002877 00000 n And it was fantastic. It was night and day, where before, they might say, hey, "Beetlejuice" or something. GROSS: So Geena Davis, I have a few questions for you about your career. And so I never asked any questions, and I didn't know that you didn't have to come every day. Tom Donahue's documentary 'This Changes Everything' examines efforts from within Hollywood to redress the gender imbalance and features a large roster of big-name interviewees, fr In between, we see clips from both movies and television that illustrate the films points in amusing and often striking ways. . I'm Terry Gross. makes a muscular case for global warming as the defining, cross-sectional issue of our era., [A]robust new polemic . Danish It was just like the way it was, and, you know, being sexy and all that kind of stuff. And for me, the word feminist was a bad word in my house. It was a small budget, and we hoped somebody would see it and not object to the ending. Geena Davis is also an executive producer of the film. This Changes Everythings choppy, frenetic approach to editing makes for an uneven rhetorical texture. 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. From Thelma & Louise to A League of Their Own, the Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis made her name with her strong female characters. Actress Geena Davis rallies Meryl Streep, Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon and others in this powerful documentary. And you wouldnt know it because of how it turns out, four percent post his school. 0000049399 00000 n 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. 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. GROSS: Geena Davis, Maria Giese, thank you both so much for talking with us. 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. 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. This Changes Everything. Dutch It ultimately all worked out for me, but the likelihood of becoming a famous model was actually pretty slim, and I didn't. Better yet, it also explains how folks are now pushing back and using the law, media pressure and other forms of recourse to change the numbers. And, you know, being harassed and all kinds of things going on, being not listened to, talked down to, all that stuff. I'm sure it made a lot of money. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 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. Go behind the scenes of Netflix TV shows and movies, see what's coming soon and watch bonus videos on. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You directed an episode of it. Russian 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. Fatal Attraction Works As Entertainment, Fails as Social Commentary, Prime Videos Citadel Traps Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden in Played-Out Spy Game, New York Philharmonic and Steven Spielberg Celebrate the Music of John Williams, A Piece of His Fire: Harry Belafonte (1927-2023). 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. I get to be a doctor. I'm Terry Gross, and this is FRESH AIR. By what name was This Changes Everything (2018) officially released in India in English? Film schools are now half female. Harvey Weinstein, of course, comes to mind. Give us some of the numbers that you find most disturbing. But to such diverse representation up on screens, battles must be fought, executives persuaded and, most of all, women hired to write, direct, produce and advocate for such stories in the first place. DONAHUE: There hasnt been a lot of change. Its not about carbonits about capitalism. And very quickly, the coaches were saying, you know, you have a lot of untapped athletic ability. GROSS: Well, what was wrong with that plan? What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we'll ever get to build a better world? A book, film and engagement project about why the climate crisis is the best opportunity we've ever had to build a better world. Yet we can seize this existential crisis to transform our failed economic system into something radically better. Oh, no, we can't. This Changes Everything (2019) Watch Now . MARTIN: I think it was Maya Angelou who said you cant be what you cant see. . So I started making this movie. Sandra Oh speaks movingly about the importance of seeing actresses who looked like her for the first time in The Joy Luck Club. And Tiffany Haddishtotally unsurprisinglygets the biggest laughs of all when she recalls the thrill of seeing Diahann Carroll stride into a room and start a catfight with Joan Collins on Dynasty., Behind the scenes, This Changes Everything offers several nuggets that are both illuminating and infuriating. 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. LANDGRAF: And maybe that the talent wouldnt be there. One of the films main, salient points is that it isnt all that hard to find gifted, visionary women to direct, and that the powers that beagents, studio executives, producers, etc.simply havent bothered to look for far too long. 0000005016 00000 n The first film you directed was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. GIESE: I first went to the EEOC in 2013. 0000002423 00000 n 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 representation in media. GROSS: Did you think of it as discrimination against older women?
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