Here it is. 2019 | Maturity Rating: TV-MA | 1h 35m | Documentary Films. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I was very lucky because Greys Anatomy was developed under the network presence. Maleeha Lodhi joins the program to explain tensions between Pakistan and India. Still. I was a feminist since I was 10-years-old because I came from a very right-wing family. GROSS: A battle with yourself to not battle with yourself. So I think that's a big change that's happened. So they send over a Victoria's Secret catalogue (laughter). You know, I mean, both are kind of unattainable. MARTIN: But there are a number of women who are interviewed in this film whose careers have been damaged by speaking out. And the ending's kind of similar, where, you know, they kind of ride off a cliff, and you drive off a cliff. makes a muscular case for global warming as the defining, cross-sectional issue of our era., [A]robust new polemic . Geena Davis is also an executive producer of the film. 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. And I got the part. Kleinexposes the myths that are clouding the climate debate. Give us some of the numbers that you find most disturbing. For the rest of us, This Changes Everything will frustrate, enrage and maybe even inspire. You know, God forbid you complain about your salary not being equal or being harassed or mistreated or discriminated against because they'll just get somebody else, you know? But when she got older and roles started to dry up, she realized how unempowered women were in Hollywood. Well, we call the film This Changes Everything, because its about kind of why that doesnt happen. And two and a half years later, I was a semifinalist for the Olympic trials. 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. DONAHUE: Well, two things. DAVIS: Well, it was completely random in some ways. Korean So its kind of working. You were signed to a big agency. I could do that too. This Changes Everything August 31, 2015 We're excited to share the official poster for This Changes Everything the documentary! Globe & Mail DAVIS: Well, I was astounded that it happened. Can we pull off these changes in time? 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. Maria Giese is a director who felt shut out of directing because she's a woman. And I could see that I was not going to make any headway with them. Progress will happen when men take a stand, an emphatic Meryl Streep says. 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. A star-studded documentary about gender inequality in film and TV is equal parts history lesson and constructive criticism. - because it was a big hit. A lot of negative reaction in the press too like, oh, no, the world is ruined now. Kumi Naidoo,Former Director at Greenpeace International, Genuinely moving This Changes Everything is a 2018 American documentary film, directed by Tom Donahue. Portuguese Greek By Joel Horwood. And we started to have meetings with them. So, like, it seems like a lot of the change is happening from women like that who are creating the change themselves. It looks like we don't have any synopsis for this title yet. 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? 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. This Changes Everything. But you could, by answering its call to action. DAVIS: It did well. 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. 1 hr 30 min. 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. No one movie can persuade an industry to suddenly reverse decades of discrimination and redistribute power to include the less powerful. DONAHUE: And then Patricia Arquette got up at the Oscars and demanded equal pay. But we were stunned at the reaction that was instant - cover of Time magazine and all that stuff. 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. At the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, the film was first runner-up for the People's Choice Award: Documentaries. When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Interwoven with these stories of struggle is Kleins narration, connecting the carbon in the air with the economic system that put it there. This is FRESH AIR. And I'd be like, which part exactly? 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. Harvey Weinstein, of course, comes to mind. How did you take up archery? makes a muscular case for global warming as the defining, cross-sectional issue of our era. You know, the "Teletubbies" are gender-balanced; I don't know if you can tell. . 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. SCREENING GUIDES. 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. French Croatian Documentary. GIESE: Well, that was the thing. 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. And I was really worried about coming off as if I didn't know anything, that people would be saying, she doesn't even know where to stand or what to do. 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, from Anita Hill. GROSS: So what was your strategy to try to open the door to more women directors? GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. but like a place where we actually want to live You used to make a movie a year. DAVIS: Well, I mean, come on. GROSS: Did you think of it as discrimination against older women? And she documents the inspiring movements that have already begun this process: communities that are not just refusing to be sites of further fossil fuel extraction but are building the next, regeneration-based economies right now. . 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 . So I figured, well, I mean, what were the odds anyway I was going to be in a Sydney Pollack movie with Dustin Hoffman? The film brings Naomi Klein's radical, inspiring thesis to life through a connective thread of stories from people living and working on the front . MARTIN: And you do make a point of saying in the film that 75 percent of the crew are women. TAX ID# 86-1943473, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, PO Box 9615, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701. German Did you think of it as there not being enough roles for women in their 40s? By what name was This Changes Everything (2018) officially released in India in English? But the biggest reaction of all was the press saying, like the title of the movie, this is going to change everything. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I did. Reese Witherspoon: The basis of your thinking is determined by the first images you see; whose values are important and whose stories are important, and that's what we're teaching little girls and little boys. But I loved it. Because the next movie somebody makes could be gender-balanced. So you started your career as a model. Norwegian The main thing that's very different is now it's completely OK to talk about this stuff. You can pick up a lot on a set. So there's no way for us to really know where the investigation is, even though it's now, oh - what? So why does the behind the camera representation matter so much? Watch all you want. Chinese Simple As the staggering statistics on gender parity continue to demonstrate, though, not much has changed. 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. 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. LANDGRAF: And maybe that the talent wouldnt be there. Well, it meant a little ironically. OK. Let me just play a clip from him in the film. After the release of This Changes Everything book and film, Naomi went on a sold out tour to speak to audiences worldwide. GROSS: But you're in your underwear. This is FRESH AIR. Bring me my tiny violin. And, of course, it's all a joke. You were attached to other projects. I knew I wanted to be in movies, as opposed to theater. Women are socialized to go along with the dominant patriarch. Catalan In 2004, she founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. And a lot of men would say to me when I was making the film, Well, the problem is you just follow the money. If women films made more money, of course, there would be more women films. Of the top 100 grossing films of 2017, male-lead characters received twice as much screen time as female leads. MARTIN: Geena Davis, Tom Donahue, thank you so much for talking to us. DAVIS: Absolutely, yes. Executive Producers: Geena Davis, Steve Edwards, Regina Scully, Simone Pero, Madeline Di Nonno, Jennie Peters, Patty Casby, Ku-Ling Yurman Or did you think, oh, it's me - no one wants me anymore? [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.. JOHN LANDGRAF, HEAD, FX: I had this unconscious bias that we would have to be making sacrifices to hire people with less experience. And, you know, being harassed and all kinds of things going on, being not listened to, talked down to, all that stuff. They respond by organizing against fossil fuel extraction in their beloved Powder River Basin, and forming a new alliance with the Northern Cheyenne tribe to bring solar power to the nearby reservation. And so it's just a battle with yourself the whole time. Thats the problem. Its the chivalry of the 21st century.. There's far fewer movies with a female lead character. Audience Score 100+ Ratings. This Changes Everything Review: Hollywoods Men, Called to Action, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/movies/this-changes-everything-review.html. I'm Terry Gross. Crystal, a young indigenous leader in Tar Sands country, as she fights for access to a restricted military base in search of answers about an environmental disaster in progress. And it seemed that, in the 21st century, this was a horrible message to be sending and very shocking. 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. But what I did, also as Geena, was start looking at the numbers, and I started to notice that only 4% of studio features were directed by women, and only 13% of episodic TV shows were directed by women. 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. Written with an elegant blend of science, statistics, field reports and personal insight, it does not paralyze but buoys the reader. And there's a scene where you come out in - why don't you describe the costume. Some positive developments are shown in China and Germany specifically. GROSS: Prevent that kind of behavior. They founded the Directors Guild of Americas Womens Steering Committee in 1979. Chinese Complex This documentary takes a deep look at gender disparity in Hollywood through the eyes of well-known actresses and female filmmakers. I'm Terry Gross. 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. namely, a modicum of hope for the future Ukrainian, Arabic a scene from This Changes Everything, the documentary. The result is the most momentous and contentious environmental book since Silent Spring. So what impact do you think it had both on audiences but also on Hollywood? This is FRESH AIR. DAVIS: I think I noticed it because Ive been in like A League of Their Own and I became very aware of how few inspirational female characters there are in regular adult fare. DONAHUE: So the cheaper shows on Netflix and Hulu. 56%. 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. 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. Directed by Avi Lewis 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). We can talk about it and everybody is talking about it, you know. 24 female police officers, firefighters, bodyguards, soldiers, athletes and stuntwomen team up by profession to compete for survival on a remote island. It was my first audition, and they had called model agencies to say, send any models who can act for an audition. MARTIN: Really? It was a small budget, and we hoped somebody would see it and not object to the ending. Thelma & Louise was supposed to have done it. . 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. Well, do they have any photos of her in a bathing suit? And this is according to the Center for the Study of Women and Television and Film in San Diego State University. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 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. This Changes Everything is, improbably, Kleins most optimistic book. Tweets by NaomiAKlein. YES Magazine . 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. MARTIN: about women in Hollywood and the underrepresentation of women in Hollywood? 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. In this part of the interview, I'm going to talk more with Davis about her own movie career. MARTIN: And they just cant believe that it is what it is. So Geena, will you just tell us what the title is referring to? And a little by little, I introduced them to a group of my female colleagues. What have they each done? DAVIS: It was very specific, actually. GEENA DAVIS: Well, it was pretty dramatic. But were not hearing womens voices or seeing the stories told through the female gaze when there are so few female directors. 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 that's what I set my mind to do. GROSS: And so it's a kind of - I think at the time, people were comparing it to Butch Cassidy. DAVIS: Well, I definitely see a big shift happening in Hollywood in the past couple of years since #MeToo and Time's Up. This Changes Everything Official trailer Did we miss something on diversity? Where's her bathing suit stuff? CHLOE GRACE MORETZ: When I was 15, I did Carrie. That movie was directed by Kim Pierce who was my first female director but it was a massively male crew. She's receiving an honorary Oscar this year, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, at a special ceremony in October. But how can you change the world if you've taken yourself out of it? Hosting a Screening (note that licensing and contact info in this document are out of date / no longer active) Faith screening guide. MARTIN: Well, you do interview one executive, the head of FX, John Landgraf. Spanish This Changes Everything, which launches July 22 in theaters across America, is a new documentary (ironically, by a man) that traces the trailblazing women in the business, like Shonda Rhimes, Cate Blanchett, and Natalie Portman, as well as Meryl Streep, Jessica Chastain, Reese Witherspoon, Taraji P. Henson and Rose McGowan to help unpack . DAVIS: Right. Lithuanian Portuguese GIESE: So in - five months after they received that letter from the ACLU, they began their investigation. 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. DAVIS: Oh, I don't know which one you mean. Kleins sharp analysis makes a compelling case that a mass awakening is part of the answer., Gripping and dramatic . 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. GROSS: Geena Davis, Maria Giese, thank you both so much for talking with us. Bulgarian MARIA GIESE: My first feature film directing job out of graduate film school was in England, not in the United States. It takes a bit of time for the documentary to find its groove. 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. I get to be a doctor. 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 I'm like, oh, my God, no. Nothing is certain. Norwegian The film combines talking-head interviews with drill-down stats and the backstory on legal actions taken to force accountability from studio heads. And very quickly, the coaches were saying, you know, you have a lot of untapped athletic ability. MARTIN: Why do you think that was the click moment for you? 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. DAVIS: Exactly. 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. Although a large part of this documentary focuses on the fact that female directors do not get work and have trouble getting hired, and the director of this film. 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 know, it was, like, an amazing introduction. It was just like the way it was, and, you know, being sexy and all that kind of stuff. And that, for me, became a battle worth fighting for. DONAHUE: I started the film a year before I actually asked Geena to come on board. Film Review: 'This Changes Everything' Before the #MeToo movement began, director Tom Donahue began assembling a documentary about gender inequality in Hollywood. 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. And it was fantastic. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When I called to say we were going to greenlight it, the male executive on the other end of the line literally hung up on me. You were working with Dustin Hoffman. 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%. I didn't want to try any sports because I was - I call it physically shy. 2019 | Maturity Rating: 13+ | 1h 35m | Documentary Films. Original filename: Naomi Klein - This Changes Everything.pdf URL: https://pdf.yt/d/Skb-ch_k7psDm90Q GROSS: Yes, you're not fazed by seeing Dustin Hoffman walk in because you think he's really a woman. This Changes Everything has been translated into 27 languages: Arabic 10 Video Games That Need a Live Action Adaptation, 2023's Most Anticipated Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-offs. 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. 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. 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. DAVIS: Well, the bigger part was the (laughter) - that Sydney liked my audition. You say in almost 100 years, only one woman has won an academy award for best director. 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. I want to ask you about "Thelma & Louise." 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 . GROSS: And you also are an archer - like bow and arrow archery. Suddenly, they could see what they were doing, and weve yet to leave any meeting where somebody doesnt say, you just changed my project. I get to have opinions, I get to be smart. 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. 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. 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. DONAHUE: Sure. 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. Naomi Klein - This Changes Everything.pdf (PDFy mirror) Publication date 2014-01-01 Topics mirror, pdf.yt Collection pdfymirrors; additional_collections Language English This public document was automatically mirrored from PDFy. Yeah. The two opposing viewpoints can be seen in two western society examples, the first concerning the Alberta oil sands, and the second fossil fuel energy production and transportation in what is traditional Montana farmland. And I explained to them why I thought that this was so significant on a global level. Running time: 1 hour 36 minutes. Lithuanian 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. So I started making this movie. DAVIS: In "A League Of Their Own," yeah. And your role is as the entertainment director of a casino. 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 I was horrified. 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.. GROSS: So Geena Davis, I have a few questions for you about your career. Forget everything you think you know about global warming. 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. Croatian MARTIN: I think it was Maya Angelou who said you cant be what you cant see. 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. 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. GROSS: So part of your work was modeling for Victoria's Secret. And, you know, that's obviously an option that everybody can take. . And then I had to play the best baseball player anyone has ever seen hold a bat. Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. And I think the first thing to change will be on screen. But it didnt take her long to realize that she was the exception and not the rule. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. . And he just does it. 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. (Laughter). 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. She starts her own organization, the Geena Davis Institute, on gender in media to keep track of the imbalance. So here was my hero calling himself a feminist. A new documentary explores how women in Hollywood are pushing for more representation in front of and behind the camera. A right wing think tank provides its view that the climate change issue needs to be dealt with through market forces. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we'll ever get to build a better world? If she can see it, she can be it. Terms Privacy Policy For Our Members Access, All rights reserved. So they were driven out of the unions. DAVIS: Not at all. Geena Davis is also an executive producer of the film. 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 I just want an excuse to be able to do that (laughter). So I had a lot of training. 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. that women are now dominating that field because we just saw it on T.V. Nothing except that climate change changes everything. 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). 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