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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. Unlike many works about the climate crisis, this is not a film that tries to scare the audience into action: it aims to empower. After the release of This Changes Everything book and film, Naomi went on a sold out tour to speak to audiences worldwide. MARTIN: But Geena, this has to have happened to you throughout your career? 1 hr 30 min. The first film you directed was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. Ms. Klein is aware of the intractability of the problems she describes, but she manages optimism nonetheless., Klein is a brave and passionate writer who always deserves to be heard, and this is a powerful and urgent book., If global warming is a worldwide wake-up call, were all pretty heavy sleepers . It often seems that these worlds are completely . They're both featured in the new documentary "This Changes Everything" about discrimination against women in front of and behind the camera in Hollywood. GEENA DAVIS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING: Thank you. Unions did not allow women because putting women in the unions meant lower pay and lower prestige. 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. GROSS: So what about other women you knew from film school? So I gathered all my articles and all the work that I had done, and I had even written the beginnings of a legal brief, and I brought it to the ACLU, where I met Melissa Goodman and Ariela Migdal. I'm going to ask you to describe the premise. GROSS: But you're in your underwear. Catalan And I just want an excuse to be able to do that (laughter). makes a muscular case for global warming as the defining, cross-sectional issue of our era., [A]robust new polemic . I want to ask you about "Thelma & Louise." It sets the most important crisis in human history in the context of our other ongoing traumas, reminding us just how much the powers-that-be depend on the power of coal, gas and oil. And that was an extraordinary triumph. 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. What happened after that? I didn't want to try any sports because I was - I call it physically shy. But it didnt take her long to realize that she was the exception and not the rule. 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. Bosnian . And her actions led to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into systemic discrimination against women directors. . When you have 150 men on set and one woman, how is that woman protected? That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. And they got really excited. DAVIS: Yes. 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. 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. Look at what FX did. DAVIS: Oh, I don't know which one you mean. Did you think of it as there not being enough roles for women in their 40s? So thats why when it says 75 percent of women made this film, people actually clap at that line at the end. I did get work, and it was through my model agency that I got my first acting job. Forget everything you think you know about global warming. Of the top 100 grossing films of 2017, male-lead characters received twice as much screen time as female leads. I'm Terry Gross, and this is FRESH AIR. CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: Now, whether in politics or science or any other field, one thing is for sure, we need more women now. . And, of course, it's all a joke. Portuguese UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I did. 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. GROSS: Geena Davis, let me bring you back into the conversation. Croatian Because the next movie somebody makes could be gender-balanced. 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." Some positive developments are shown in China and Germany specifically. Greek And then I was watching the Olympics in Atlanta on TV and saw the archery competing, and I thought, wow, that is so beautiful and dramatic. 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. Not rated. GROSS: So what did you learn being on set? It was night and day, where before, they might say, hey, "Beetlejuice" or something. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. 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. He's got you pinned against a car. 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. makes a muscular case for global warming as the defining, cross-sectional issue of our era. 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. Interwoven with these stories of struggle is Kleins narration, connecting the carbon in the air with the economic system that put it there. 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. Lithuanian GIESE: Well, I understood very quickly that the numbers in and of themselves inferred violations of Title VII. 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. Kleins urgency and outrage is balanced by meticulous documentation and passionate argument. No, I didn't think, oh, it's me, at all. So there's no way for us to really know where the investigation is, even though it's now, oh - what? From Thelma & Louise to A League of Their Own, the Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis made her name with her strong female characters. This is FRESH AIR. . Film schools are now half female. I think the big advantage was that people who make kids entertainment do it because they care about kids. Chinese Complex It ultimately all worked out for me, but the likelihood of becoming a famous model was actually pretty slim, and I didn't. Were they getting work? 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 . Watch all you want. Where's her bathing suit stuff? So I never thought about it again. Davis and director Maria Giese discuss the dramatic. So its kind of working. . And I was like, you know, I was a huge fan of "GLOW" and very much wanted to do it. 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. Slovene I fear the message may continue to elude those who need to hear it the most. They founded the Directors Guild of Americas Womens Steering Committee in 1979. ', A work of startling force, exhaustive reporting, and telling anecdote . 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. A star-studded documentary about gender inequality in film and TV is equal parts history lesson and constructive criticism. Globe & Mail And it was just, you know, doing a video with a casting assistant. -Entertainment Weekly So I knew the way to move the numbers and to make real significant change was through legal action. GIESE: So in - five months after they received that letter from the ACLU, they began their investigation. Or did you think, oh, it's me - no one wants me anymore? 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. This Changes Everything Official trailer Did we miss something on diversity? But were not hearing womens voices or seeing the stories told through the female gaze when there are so few female directors. MARTIN: Talk to me about the Geena Davis Institute which you founded years ago. We have also been told that humanity is too greedy and selfish to rise to this challenge. I mean dont you just want to throw your shoes at the screen? Netflix | Apple TV | Amazon Video | Vudu | FandangoNOW | Kanopy | Hoopla, Directed by: Tom Donahue JOIN NOW. DAVIS: Well, it did in a way. Michael Mann tells Christiane Amanpour why we need to rethink what we eat and how we produce it. I'm Terry Gross. DAVIS: Well, it was completely random in some ways. And they didn't ask - after I read the part, they didn't ask to see my bathing suit. Croatian Running time: 1 hour 36 minutes. But on the other hand, I sort of felt like, well, this is what was supposed to happen. 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: So the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media has done a lot of research on the numbers. And so I did. The numbers have obviously not improved for decades. Produced with New Plot Films in association with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, David Yurman, and . 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. Norwegian GROSS: Yes, you're not fazed by seeing Dustin Hoffman walk in because you think he's really a woman. Copy may not be in its final form. Against the backdrop of Greece in crisis, a powerful social movement rises. But I loved it. Actress Geena Davis rallies Meryl Streep, Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon and others in this . So I had a lot of training. Well, it meant a little ironically. 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, that's obviously an option that everybody can take. MARTIN: So you can see it with kids entertainment? Kleinexposes the myths that are clouding the climate debate. And the ending's kind of similar, where, you know, they kind of ride off a cliff, and you drive off a cliff. 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. 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. The extraordinary detail and richness of the cinematography inThis Changes Everythingprovides an epic canvas for this exploration of the greatest challenge of our time. Watch This Changes Everything: Men Don't See Us Women Equal. She founded an institute, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Suddenly, they could see what they were doing, and weve yet to leave any meeting where somebody doesnt say, you just changed my project. Copyright 2019 NPR. So I decided I wanted to take up a sport in the real-life way and not the movie version. GROSS: Did you think of it as discrimination against older women? In October, at a special ceremony, she'll receive an honorary Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. 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. 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. Polish 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. GROSS: In "A League Of Their Own." So it was so horrifying to me that we would be doing this to kids that I decided I had to try to do something. And so I never asked any questions, and I didn't know that you didn't have to come every day. TV-PG. DAVIS: In "A League Of Their Own," yeah. 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. So what impact do you think it had both on audiences but also on Hollywood? We have been told its impossible to get off fossil fuels when in fact we know exactly how to do itit just requires breaking every rule in the free-market playbook: reining in corporate power, rebuilding local economies, and reclaiming our democracies. 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. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think they just dont like me. 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. And I'm like, oh, my God, no. The most profound threat to humanity is the war our economic model is waging against life on earth. Yet we can seize this existential crisis to transform our failed economic system into something radically better. - three years and seven months going. They're both featured in the new documentary about that campaign called "This Changes Everything.". This Changes Everything is, improbably, Kleins most optimistic book. Was it a centering thing for you - focus? DAVIS: Oh, no. GIESE: I first went to the EEOC in 2013. So theres something really deep and systemic going on. Chinese Simple Oh, no, we can't. Not rated. When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Anyone can read what you share. You say in almost 100 years, only one woman has won an academy award for best director. MARTIN: To that point, heres a scene from the film which speaks with that with Kimberly Pierce, the director, and Chloe Grace Moretz. DAVIS: Well, I was astounded that it happened. Will this film change everything? DONAHUE: They tend to deny the problem after seeing the film. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Feud is so, so good. What is the connection? This Changes Everything makes this point very clear, while also seeking to spark initiative. Italian, Japanese And it seemed that, in the 21st century, this was a horrible message to be sending and very shocking. Ukrainian, Arabic 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. 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? Romanian DAVIS: Absolutely, yes. She's interesting. DAVIS: Absolutely, which is fantastic. He refuses. Maybe they just thought I really wanted to, that I wanted to be such a student of film that that was my goal. But it was television that showed me there it was another way, and it was a show called MASH. So I started making this movie. Its just very elevated because its in the entertainment world. 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