Ten News Screen Report: Oscar Prep and Girl Power
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Charge up your devices and get the download from The Ten News Screen Report! 🌎 Plan for what to watch on Earth Day with talks from youth activists like Greta Thunberg and Alexandria Villaseñor! ✈️ Be inspired by filmmakers Katie McEntire Wiatt and Binta Niambi Brown and their film Fly Like A Girl. 🏆 Get Five Fancy Facts about the Oscars to be award show ready for the film industry’s biggest night. ♻️ Plus! The Trivia Question of the Day!
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Bethany Van Delft 0:06
From Earth Day to movie magic, in the next 10 minutes, we'll get the lowdown on what's up with screens of all sizes. I'm Bethany Van Delft, and this is The Ten News screen report.
Earth Day will be here faster than you can say reduce, reuse, recycle. And like so many things during the pandemic, Earth Day is going..... earthday.org is co-hosting three days of online activities from April 20 to the 22nd, including talks on environmental issues from youth activists like Greta Thunberg, and Alexandria Villasenor, two eco rockstars.
A Kid 0:55
Excellent.
Bethany Van Delft 0:56
Even the President's getting in on the virtual action. President Joe Biden is putting on his own live streamed climate summit on April 22nd and 23rd, which will bring 40 world leaders together.
A Kid 1:08
Nice.
Bethany Van Delft 1:09
Also, Apple TV is releasing a new nature documentary on Earth Day featuring the legendary narrator Sir David Attenborough. The film is called "The Year the Earth Changed" and it focuses on how our world was actually able to heal somewhat while everyone was stuck inside during lockdown. I guess a little bit of good news to come out of COVID.
Sir David Attenborough 1:31
What we do in the next few years, will determine the next few 1000 years.
Bethany Van Delft 1:42
Documentaries not only teach us so much, they can also give us a lot of hope for the future. The Ten News show creator Tracy Kaplan sat down with filmmakers Katie McEntire Wiatt and Binta Niambi Brown, to talk about their film "Fly like a Girl," which shows women and girls making their way in the world of aviation.
Katie McEntire Wiatt 2:06
My name is Katie McEntire Wiatt and I was the director and co-editor of the film.
Binta Niambi Brown 2:12
My name is Binta Niambi Brown, and I have the honor of being a producer on the film.
Tracy Kaplan 2:18
Thank you for joining us today. We're really excited to have you here. And the documentary is just just an amazing film. What inspired you to do this?
Katie McEntire Wiatt 2:27
I think that the short answer to what inspired me to do it is that I know a lot of times that there are girls, don't always see women in aviation or stem, front and center. You know, there's a lack of representation, especially in the aviation field of women. And so one of the things that I wanted to do was to give young girls and women the opportunity to be able to see what women are doing in aviation and all aspects of aviation.
Binta Niambi Brown 2:55
Part of the reason why I do what I do in the entertainment business is because I care deeply about telling stories that have the power to transform power to inspire the power to reveal something about ourselves to ourselves, and to change and to shift culture.
Tracy Kaplan 3:14
Now, Katie, this is your first time directing a full-length film. How was that? Were you were you scared?
Katie McEntire Wiatt 3:23
Yes. So this definitely was my first feature-length film, and I was terrified. There was, you know, women in film is under represented as well, just like aviation. Thankfully, I had an incredible team around me. One of the things that was really important to me from the beginning was to have women on our crew as well. And so we were very fortunate that there's a lot of talented women that work with us at Indie Atlantic, but then also some that we brought on for this project. And so we had women camera operators, we had a female grip, that is incredible. You know, there's a number of women that worked on the film. Of course, as far as the producing team and directing team, Binta and I were part of it.
Tracy Kaplan 4:11
We know that you, it's so important for young girls to see to see the opportunities to you know, see role models. Katie, with you being a first time director, Binta with you coming on to this project and helping it get distributed. I mean, all of that takes so much courage, and also just the amazing women that you're profiling in the film. You know, the word that just keeps coming back to me is courage and grit.
Katie McEntire Wiatt 4:41
I love that Patty Wagstaff says in, and Patty Wagstaff was the first woman to win the national aerobatic championship and she actually went on to win it a total of three times. They told her she had to do that because otherwise it would be considered a fluke that a woman won the National aerobatic championship. She says you know the word passion is overused, we always say to people find your passion. But you find your passion when you find what you love. And sometimes you have to work really hard to find that or to succeed at that. Senator Duckworth talks about in the film how she was not the most natural pilot in her class, you know, when she was going through the military, but she would take she would go extra hours in the simulators. She, she spent time practicing over and over again. And I think you know, it's about like, really finding what you love and working hard at it and not being willing, and not giving up just because you might be the only person that looks like you in the room. Because if you're going to be that first person, there are going to be other people behind you and a lot of the women in the film world first, and it'll lead you in the right direction to help you find what you're truly passionate about.
Tracy Kaplan 5:51
That's great. All right. Last question. The toughest one of all. I need from each of you your favorite fun fact.
Katie McEntire Wiatt 5:59
Okay, I have one. It's aviation related. So a lot of people know about the Wright Brothers, you know, that were attributed as the first to fly, right? I mean, I know there's a little discrepancy over, whether they truly are the first to fly or not, but that's who we attributed to, but a lot of people don't know that they had a sister Catherine, right. And had it not been for her, she really was like their spokesperson, their hype person, their PR person, she was the one that organized everything for them made it happen. And they would not have been where they were without her there with them every step of the way, and really pushing them to get into that plane and fly.
Binta Niambi Brown 6:37
Um, Another fun fact, and this actually is somewhat related to flight, is that the first record label to sign and distribute The Beatles, the British invasion, was started by a black woman. BJ records based in Chicago. And so a black woman was responsible for bringing The Beatles initially to US markets after they had actually been passed over by a couple of other labels. So I referenced that fact because I think, you know, the power of women and what we're able to do, you know, flying planes and, you know, we can really do it all when we have the opportunity and the desire. And when we don't allow ourselves to be defined by anyone or anything else, just like Katie was saying, you know, get out there and do it. Don't be afraid.
Tracy Kaplan 7:38
That's great. Well, hopefully, all of our listeners at home, will make time to check out the documentary "Fly Like a Girl" available now on Hulu, as well as other streaming platforms. And we'll tune in so that there can be a "Fly Like a Girl 2" will look out for that. Thank you so much. Thank you for coming today. Thank you so much.
Bethany Van Delft 8:03
Sunday, April 25 is the 93rd Academy Awards, the annual event that honors the best movies on the big screen. The night is usually full of glitz and glamour with movie fans tuning in to see what their favorite stars are wearing and to find out who will win big. Here are five fancy facts about the Oscars to get you ready for the film industry's biggest night. Number one, the Oscars have been around for a long time. It originally started all the way back in 1929. And while the show has been postponed a few different times throughout its history. It has never missed a year.
Sound Bit 8:44
Never give up. Never surrender.
Bethany Van Delft 8:47
Number two. The rules are a little different this year, as are most things due to the pandemic. Usually, movies can only be nominated if there were released in movie theaters. This year, an exception has been made and films that were planned to be in the theaters, but were released on streaming to homes do make the cut because it would have been a pretty short list of nominees otherwise. Number three. Over the years there's been lots of controversy around the Academy Awards over who gets nominated and the lack of diversity among the Academy members. 2021 is making history as the first time two women have been nominated in the Best Director category. The Best Actor category includes two firsts as well, a Muslim actor, and the first Asian American actor to be nominated and the nomination of the film "Judas and the Black Messiah" marks the first time a movie with an all black production team has been in the running for best picture.
A Kid 9:54
That's incredible.
Bethany Van Delft 9:56
About time. Number four. Our favorite mouse creator Walt Disney holds the record for the most wins ever. He won a total of 22 Awards and received four honorary awards for a whopping total of 26 Oscars.
Sound Bit 10:13
That's how winning is done.
Bethany Van Delft 10:15
And number five, speaking of animation, one of our favorite picks from 2020, "Soul" is up for Best Animated Feature. Wow. Pizar's jazz masterpiece could win, but it would have to be that another Pixar film "Onward." That was a wizard Academy Awards ere Sunday the 25th on ABC. So get your popcorn ready. Get ready. It's the....
Sound Bit 10:48
What? What? What's the big idea?
Bethany Van Delft 10:51
Trivia on The Ten. Recycling what common item will save enough energy to power a TV? Is it A) a milk jug B) an aluminum can or C) a newspaper?
Did you get it? The answer is B, an aluminum can! Get this recycling one aluminum can uses less than 5% of the energy it took to make the can in the first place saving enough energy to power a TV for two full hours. Wow. So remember, next time your grown-up asks you to take out the recycling. You've earned yourself a few extra episodes of "City of Ghosts" afterwards.
A Kid 11:49
That's my ghost friend.
Bethany Van Delft 11:56
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What should I wear for the Oscars? Should I wear my good sweat pants or my sparkly unicorn jammies? I gotta go figure it out.
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Sources for this episode
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a32314940/oscars-2021-changes/
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a30714472/who-has-won-the-most-oscars/
