![]() ![]() For instance, Kimberly Peirce received lots of acclaims for her debut feature film “Boys Don’t Cry” (1999), but it took no less than 9 years for her to make her second film. Female performers and filmmakers kept getting marginalized, and the documentary later shows us how infrequently female filmmakers have been allowed to get opportunities to advance in their careers during last several decades. When “Thelma & Louise” (1991), for which Davis was Oscar-nominated along with Susan Sarandon, came out, it looked like things would become different with more inclusion of female performers and filmmakers, and the movie was followed by a series of notable female films such as “A League of Their Own” (1992) and “The Joy Luck Club” (1993), but, not so surprisingly, things did not change much in the end with more gender inequality. ![]() Kramer” (1979) with humanity and personality, Davis recollects when she was cast in a small supporting role in “Tootsie” (1982) just because she looked good in underwear, and Henson talks about how she was often typecast once she played a poor African American character in “Baby Boy” (2001). While Streep reminisces about how she tried quite hard to present her character in “Kramer vs. Henson, and Natalie Portman tell us how much they have struggled to retain their female artistic voices in their male-dominant workplace environment. As a result, both male and female audiences come to acquire sexism on unconscious level, and this further amplifies this toxic gender inequality on media.ĭavis and other prominent Hollywood actress including Meryl Streep, Marisa Tomei, Cate Blanchett, Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Chastain, Taraji P. Even at present, females in movies and other media forms are frequently objectified without much human quality, and they are usually supporting characters around male characters, who occupy the center far more often than female ones. According to the startling data assembled by her media research institute, the gender inequality in Hollywood has been quite a serious problem, and we hear about how that leads to the negative influences on female audiences as well as male audiences. ![]() Although it does not go that far beyond what I have learned on its subject during last recent years, the documentary reminded me again that there should be more efforts and acts for the real changes which will lead to more balance in gender representation on media, and I came to appreciate and support the ongoing efforts for inclusion and equality in Hollywood much more than before.Īt the beginning, the documentary shuffles around a number of various female performers and filmmakers in Hollywood, and one of the most prominent figures in the bunch is Geena Davis, who surely has lots of things to talk about as an actress/activist who has been quite actively pursuing gender equality in Hollywood via her media research institute during recent years. for one night only on July 22 via Fathom Events.Documentary film “This Changes Everything”, which is currently being shown as “Woman in Hollywood” in South Korean theaters, attempts to illuminate a longtime gender issue in Hollywood. The doc is screening at theaters across the U.S. “This Changes Everything” premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. The trailer sees Oscar-winning actress and longtime activist Geena Davis, who is among the project’s exec producers, speaking out about how there are “so few opportunities to feel inspired by … female characters” - because their numbers are lacking on-screen. As “Transparent” creator Jill Soloway explains, most of film and TV is “men making stuff for other men.” “It also has an incredible power when you get to see someone who’s like you on-screen.” Unfortunately, not everyone gets to have that empowering experience. “Media has the power to educate to shape people’s thoughts,” “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes emphasizes in the spot. We just want inclusion,” says Meryl Streep in a new trailer for “This Changes Everything.” The documentary explores gender inequality in Hollywood, both in front of the camera and behind it. ![]()
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