Naomi McDougall Jones: What it's like to be a woman in Hollywood
Naomi McDougall Jones: Cómo es ser una mujer en Hollywood
Naomi McDougall Jones is a vocal advocate and activist for bringing gender parity to film, both on and off screen. Full bio
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Esta es la historia.
I could feel the magic of storytelling
la magia de contar historias
Estadounidense de Arte Dramático
Academy of Dramatic Arts
and ready to take my rightful place
lista para ocupar mi lugar legítimo
that you understand
que entiendan
por una feminista acérrima.
and obsessed with "The Sound of Music,"
obsesionada con "El sonido de la música",
"I am 16 going on 17,"
"Tengo 16 años y cumplo 17",
for a very serious conversation
para conversar muy seria
that you can't sing that song,
cantar esa canción,
I do need you to understand
gender construct that it reinforces."
construcción de género que la subyace".
even occurred to me
from doing anything in my life
hacer cualquier cosa en mi vida
me puse a trabajar despacio.
and I get work, slowly.
that the parts available for women
las partes disponibles para las mujeres
complicated, interesting
testarudos, complicados, interesantes
female characters, right?
llenos de autoestima.
gorgeous, talented women
300 mujeres hermosas y talentosas
to stand on a balcony,
inside the house.
y volver caminando a la casa.
she is the ideal girl and Brian's prize
la chica ideal y el premio de Brian
who is making peace with the fact
apropiada que hace las paces con el hecho
is to tend to her husband."
es atender a su marido".
with a tastefully shot gang rape,
con una violación colectiva de buen gusto,
to my agent one day,
a mi agente un día.
going in for parts
logrando los papeles
emocionaría interpretar.
what to do with you.
qué hacer contigo.
for women in their 20s,
para interpretar el papel de sexy,
to be the hot one,
cuando tengas 35".
you were kind of, like,
sería cuando se llega
20-year-olds' mothers."
a las madres de 20 años".
después de esto,
with an actress friend of mine,
how insane this is.
about two complex female characters.
femeninos complejos.
an all-female production team:
un equipo de producción solo femenino:
las productoras,
we're sitting in the office
you are going to have to hire
tendrán que contratar
will trust you with their money."
le confíe su dinero".
quieren ver películas sobre mujeres,
want to see films about women,
making something else.
en hacer otra cosa.
de todos modos.
and we win a lot of awards
y ganamos muchos premios
just keep rubbing at me.
siguen chirriándome.
respuesta tras proyectar la película,
screenings of the film,
and talk at conferences.
y a hablar en conferencias.
is that, to begin with,
es eso, para empezar,
coming up in the film industry,
de la industria cinematográfica,
What do we do about this?"
¿Qué podemos hacer al respecto?"
en jurados más relevantes,
with everything you're saying.
con todo lo que dices,
about where you say it."
sobre dónde lo dices".
to play the woman card.
jugar la carta de la mujer.
sexism continues on in 2016, right?
el sexismo continúa en 2016.
sucede de de manera distendida,
are just trying to get along
intenta manejarse bien
the way that the world "just is."
cómo funciona el mundo.
que hagamos algo al respecto,
something about it,
de problemas importantes en el mundo
significant problems in the world
if I can't get a job,
si no se consigue trabajo,
"Transformer 17," right?
"Transformer 17", ¿verdad?
"sharks" among their top 10 major fears.
"tiburones" entre sus 10 mayores temores.
three million dollars
de James Bond USD 3 millones
from driving an Aston Martin
su Aston Martin
to go out and buy that car,
tanta gente comprara ese auto,
in pre-sales alone.
solo en la preventa.
and "Hunger Games" came out,
y "Los juegos del hambre",
went up 105 percent.
con arco aumentó un 105 %.
don't just affect your hobbies,
no solo afectan a sus pasatiempos,
your emotions, your sense of identity,
emociones, sentido de identidad,
even your marital status.
e incluso el estado civil.
mostly American movies in your lifetime,
películas estadounidenses en su vida,
you have ever seen
que han visto
of all of the leading characters
los personajes principales
the last five years,
de los últimos cinco años,
that you have seen a woman in a movie,
a una mujer en una película,
imaginar cuánto nos afecta,
how much it affects us,
are just modern stories --
son solo historias modernas.
through which we process
a través el cual procesamos
that we understand the world
desarrollamos la empatía
different than our own.
diferentes a la nuestra.
is being funneled at us
está siendo canalizado hacia nosotros
de esta perspectiva única.
if all of the stories were told?
si todas las historias fueran contadas?
a lot of you are hearing about this,
muchos de Uds. escuchen esto,
have spent years --
cinematográfica han pasado años,
a lot longer than I have --
del que tengo ahora,
and writing articles
paneles, escribiendo artículos
to do a better job about this.
para que haga algo sobre esto.
recently released their slates,
recientemente publicaron sus listas
between now and 2017,
hasta finales del 2017,
will be directed by a woman.
to grow a conscience
para hacer crecer la conciencia
una estrategia ganadora.
ruling class of people
clase dirigente
and power and resources,
el poder y los recursos,
about giving it up.
a abandonar su estrategia.
Se lo prometo, aquí, ahora y hoy,
I promise you, here, now, today,
plan for the revolution --
de cuatro puntos para la revolución...
and important news for you.
noticias importantes para Uds.
en escuelas de cine
do -- 50 percent.
que los hombres, 50 %.
una película de micropresupuesto,
to the micro-budget film,
un poco más grandes,
de dólares de presupuesto,
to the studio system,
al estudio,
five percent of movies.
las dirigimos mujeres.
will look at this
just aren't as good at directing movies."
dirigiendo películas".
totalmente descerebrado.
the film industry is a meritocracy, right?
cinematográfica se basa en méritos, ¿no?
five percent as talented as men,
tan talentosas como los hombres,
that there are serious systemic issues
que hay serios problemas sistémicos
from here to there.
of untapped potential over here.
de potencial sin explotar.
and this is really good news:
y esta es una buena noticia:
ingresan más dinero.
recently released a study
recientemente publicó un estudio
make 23 cents more on every dollar
que presentan mujeres
que las películas sin mujeres.
commissioned a study
encargamos un estudio
made over the last five years
realizadas en los últimos cinco años
returns on investment --
del retorno de la inversión.
filled each of the following roles:
asumen los siguientes roles:
screenwriter and lead actor.
guionista y actor principal.
if it's a woman.
es mayor si hay una mujer.
of all movie tickets.
el 51 % de las entradas de cine.
mujeres ingresan más dinero.
some portion of the male population
a parte de la población masculina
no son solo para mujeres.
18 percent of all of their films
el 18 % de todas sus películas
is a giant underserved audience
gigante desatendido
tenemos historias que contar.
you want to see them.
Uds. quieren verlas.
let's call it "Hollywood" --
llamada "Hollywood".
muy agradables en Hollywood.
people in Hollywood --
from getting to you.
llegar a Uds.
de cuatro puntos para la revolución,
for the revolution,
in this room or anywhere in the world --
o en cualquier parte del mundo,
solo para las mujeres.
de sus derechos,
no ha sido contada,
the revolution together.
hacer la revolución juntos.
con alguien que ve películas.
who watches movies.
by a female filmmaker per month?
dirigida por una mujer al mes?
moviesbyher.com
of films by women.
de películas de mujeres.
a ver todas las películas,
to the female characters.
a los personajes femeninos.
to emotionally support the men?
apoyar emocionalmente a los hombres?
you're not going to be able to unsee it.
no serán capaces de no verlo.
la manera de percibir las películas.
it's going to shift your viewing habits.
is going to continue to grow.
continuará creciendo.
the female filmmakers out there:
a todas las cineastas:
para Uds. hacer películas.
constantly telling you
diciéndoles constantemente
Uds. las realicen.
range -- that is on us to fix.
eso lo arreglaremos nosotras.
they are not going to.
now, today, features, not shorts.
Ahora, hoy, caracteres, no cortos.
and they want and need to see them.
y quieren y deben ser vistas.
we need to stop wasting so much energy
dejar de desperdiciar tanta energía
and invest in cultivating them.
e invertir en cultivarlos.
how to make our movies
cómo hacer nuestras películas
to the audiences that want them,
al público que las quiere,
haciendo en el medio
quite so important.
that you want to see.
que quieren ver.
25 dollars in a crowdfunding campaign,
USD 25 en una campaña de financiación,
crítico de millones de dólares,
million-dollar hurdle,
the other half of the story.
la otra mitad de la historia
to all of the businesspeople
a todos los empresarios
very often in the world,
muy a menudo en el mundo,
una situación de oro
significant social change
un cambio social significativo
para la alteración.
y la distribución se están desmoronando.
and distribution are crumbling --
and produced by women
dirigidas y producido por mujeres
de 1 a 5 millones de dólares.
of female filmmakers
de mujeres cineastas
to the audiences who want them.
al público que las quiere.
es bueno para los negocios.
necesitamos más.
but it is actually so doable.
pero en realidad es muy factible.
because you ask the people in charge,
al pedírselo a la gente que manda.
who don't have what they want
que no tienen lo que quieren
51 percent of the population has to say.
de la población tiene que decir.
that teach me about people
que me muestran a la gente
that aren't perfect.
que no son perfectos en las películas.
nuestros hijos la oportunidad
en hombres más completos.
darle a una niña pequeña
to give a little girl
a seguir en la vida real
she dreams of achieving.
aquello que ella sueña con alcanzar.
making one industry better.
hacer una industria mejor.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Naomi McDougall Jones - Actress, writer, producer, activistNaomi McDougall Jones is a vocal advocate and activist for bringing gender parity to film, both on and off screen.
Why you should listen
Naomi McDougall Jones is an award-winning actress, writer, producer and women-in film activist based in New York City.
McDougall Jones wrote, produced and starred in the 2014 indie feature film, Imagine I'm Beautiful, which took home 12 awards on the film festival circuit, including four Best Pictures and, for McDougall Jones, three Best Actress Awards and The Don Award for Best Independently Produced Screenplay of 2014. Imagine I’m Beautiful is a "haunting and empathetic" psychological drama that dissects the fine line between self-invention and destruction. The film received a 10-city theatrical and digital release and is now available on iTunes, Amazon, and GooglePlay.
McDougall Jones's second feature film, Bite Me, is currently in post-production, with an expected 2018 premiere. Bite Me is a subversive romantic comedy about the real-life subculture of people who believe that they're vampires and the IRS agent who audits them. In addition to writing the screenplay, McDougall Jones also stars in the film. She is also currently at work on her third feature screenplay, an as-yet-untitled magical realism film that explores themes of identity, legacy and gender through a modern-day seven-month pregnant woman's unexpected interaction with the brilliant, eccentric and deceased inventor John Hays Hammond, Jr.
McDougall Jones is a vocal advocate and activist for bringing gender parity to film, both on and off screen. She has teamed up with the former CFO of the City of Chicago, Lois Scott, to found The 51 Fund, a VC investment fund will finance films written, directed and produced by women. McDougall Jones is also the Founder of The Women in Film Revolution, the first and only centralized mechanism for leaders of US-based organizations working to bring parity to film to communicate, collaborate, and become a unified movement for change.
McDougall Jones is at work on a book, "The Wrong Kind of Woman: Dismantling the Gods of Hollywood," which will be published by Beacon Press in Fall 2019.
She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, Stephen. She grew up in Aspen, Colorado and attended Cornel University before graduating from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
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