![]() So, her organization set about collecting cold, hard facts. Founded in 2004, Davis realized that in order to affect the change she wanted to see, she needed more than just anecdotal stories about how female representation in the media harms girls and women. ![]() The facts come mostly from Davis’ groundbreaking organization, The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. The facts Donahue and Davis explore, the myriad talent they get on camera to speak about the subject, and the compelling story they tell make for required viewing to understand the history of gender discrimination and sexism in the entertainment industry. But it also has the potential to fizzle in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it scenario. Those screenings, in conjunction with the documentary’s availability on streaming platforms, has the potential to create a lot of buzz for a movie with a vitally important message. This Changes Everything, directed by Tom Donahue and executive produced by Geena Davis, will be seen in theaters for one night only on July 22nd, 2019 as part of a Fathom Events special screening on 800 screens across the U.S. But it’s telling and more than a little ironic that a documentary about sexism and misogyny in the entertainment business isn’t getting a traditional theatrical roll out. I just watch the movies and react to them. I’ll be the first to admit I’m no expert on the subtleties of film distribution.
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