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There's no denying that the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have had a significant impact on Hollywood. But does that mean that the industry is in for a long overdue sea change? Not without taking the right action, and not without raising the right awareness. In This Changes Everything, director Tom Donahue and actress Geena Davis — who also founded the Geena Davis Institute for Gender in Media — reveal just how gender-biased the film industry really is, by laying bare the raw statistics and providing essentially irrefutable, numerical evidence as to how female filmmakers, actors and even behind-the-scenes crew members have been systematically discriminated against going back decades. The result is eye-opening, to say the least, but as the film makes abundantly clear, it's only the tip of the iceberg. Also featuring interviews with some of Hollywood's biggest names — including Meryl Streep, Viola Davis and Natalie Portman — This Changes Everything isn't just a telling exposé of the dark side of the industry. It's also an affirming look at how people are willing to come together to change the situation for the better. |
This Changes Everything makes its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Its runtime is 1 hr. 37 min.
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