Provoking what’s surely the doc’s biggest laugh, Tiffany Haddish relives the thrill of watching Diahann Carroll whaling on Joan Collins in the classic Dynasty catfight, and yet never going to jail for it.īut 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. Sandra Oh speaks movingly about The Joy Luck Club and its singularity at the time, one of the only films to put female Asian characters at the center of its story.
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Throughout the doc, women bear witness to what it felt and feels like to see characters onscreen like themselves, even if the film or TV program had it flaws. As always, it’s a story eminently worth telling, especially for the benefit of younger generations whose exposure to feminism may have started with buying a ticket to Wonder Woman last year. 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. Now, the industry can play a positive role in recasting those roles for a better future.Featuring a strong, eclectic and impressively starry roster of women working in front of and behind the camera, This Changes Everything offers up a handy-dandy, quickfire history lesson that points out how, for generations, sexism and prejudice in the entertainment industry has shut out and silenced filmmakers who aren’t straight white men. “When I think I’m acting, it’s really panning across my ass,” says Rose McGowan.Īs the film makes plain, Hollywood has been a powerful force in shaping negative gender roles for over a century. In the film, women testify candidly to their experiences of sexism and harassment. Today, power dynamics are shifting as voices of dissent get louder. The film covers critical feminist filmmaker uprisings in the 1960s and ’80s that were quelled by the status quo. “Progress will happen when men take a stand,” Streep says in the film.Įven those who consider themselves informed on this topic will find fresh revelations.
His commitment signifies that righting the gender gap isn’t a job that falls only to women. Filmmaker Tom Donahue has a long investment in chronicling Hollywood’s gender bias. But even the most jaded viewers will be taken aback by the film’s compelling evidence and anecdotes. The gender gap has become an urgent topic in recent years. Henson, Sandra Oh, Rose MacGowan, Jill Soloway, Judd Apatow, Yara Shahidi, Alan Alda, Chloë Grace Moretz, Tracee Ellis Ross, Heather Graham, Rosario Dawson, Sharon Stone, Amandla Stenberg, Mary Louise Parker, Brit Marling and Marisa Tomei, among many others. A who’s who of interviewees weigh in on the issue: Geena Davis, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, Shonda Rhimes, Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. In this timely follow up to his documentary, “Casting By,” Tom Donahue explores the insidious and systemic sexism women have faced in Hollywood over the last century. The documentary will open in New York and Los Angeles in August.Ī CreativeChaos vmg and New Pilot Films Production Press Club will send out a confirmation by end of Tuesday, July 23. RSVP must be received NO LATER THAN Monday, July 22.
RSVP REQUIRED: Email write THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING in the subject line. MODERATOR: Screenwriter/journalist Devra Maza (Childhood Sweetheart) PANELISTS: Executive producer Geena Davis, director Tom Donahue, Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) and Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don’t Cry) Hudson Ave.ĬOST: FREE, exclusive to LA Press Club members
– Screening, directly followed by panel Q&A You will receive a confirmation email if a seat is available.ħ p.m. Write THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING in the subject line. This event is exclusive for Press Club members. Join us on July 25 for a special screening of Tom Donahue’s upcoming documentary “This Changes Everything.” A discussion with Donahue, executive producer Geena Davis, Catherine Hardwicke and Kimberly Peirce, moderated by screenwriter/journalist Devra Maza will follow the screening.
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