Oscars's video: Anita Hill Geena Davis Alma Har el more Academy Dialogues: Reaching Gender Equity in Hollywood

Anita Hill (subject of “Anita: Speaking Truth to Power”), chair of the Hollywood Commission and professor at Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, moderates this conversation with Oscar-winning actor Geena Davis (“A League of Their Own”), award-winning filmmaker Alma Har’el (“Honey Boy”), Academy governor and composer Laura Karpman (“Lovecraft Country”), and EVP Creative for Sony Pictures Animation and Oscar-winning producer Karen Rupert Toliver (“Hair Love”) about their personal journey to becoming agents of change. In their discussion, they explore how women of all ages see themselves depicted in the far-reaching world of movies, and how to bring more role models on screen and behind the camera. This Academy Dialogue dives into what true equity and inclusion means, how it will inevitably lead to a safer work environment and how to normalize and amplify female leadership and empowerment. Table of contents 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - Making a Hollywood dream a reality 11:57 - What do you want your work to represent? 15:10 - Importance of having different types of women role models in film 22:55 - What sparked you to start your own organizations? 25:23 - Karen Rupert Toliver on “Hair Love” 29:12 - Women composers 32:57 - Database of women directors 40:10 - Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media 41:49 - Open Letter to women in animation 45:15 - Progress at the Academy 51:25 - Hope in reaching gender balance 01:01:33 - Academy Dialogues recommendations Subscribe for more @Oscars videos ►► http://osca.rs/subscribeyt is a new series of virtual panels for members and the public, as a part of Academy Aperture 2025, called “Academy Dialogues: It Starts with Us,” with conversations about race, ethnicity, gender, history, opportunity and the art of filmmaking. These discussions focus on the industry-wide systemic changes that are needed to afford greater opportunities to women and people from underrepresented ethnic/racial communities and to create a new narrative for recovery. More information on "Academy Dialogues: It Starts with Us," can be found here: https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-launches-new-conversation-series-race-and-gender-equity-filmmaking-academy-dialogues-it