. THANK YOU, BILL FOR JOINING US, AS
ALWAYS, TATI OVER TO YOU. IF THERE’S ONE THING THAT WORKINGS
MOMS KNOW IS THAT LIFE ISN’T
FAIR, SOMETIMES MANAGING THE JOB
. THE HOME CAN TAKE AN EMOTIONAL
TOLL, AND A NEW DOCUMENTARY AIMS
TO SHOW HOW IT IMPACTS WOMEN.
FAMILIES AND SOCIETY AT LARGE.
THE FILM IS CALLED FAIR PLAY,
AND IT FOLLOWS WOMEN IN THEIR
DAILY LIVES, INCLUDING EMILY HEY
AND HER FAMILY WHO LIVED IN
METRO DETROIT. TAKE A LOOK. BUT
I BECAME A MOM. I FELT LIKE MY
IDENTITY COMPLETELY CHANGED,
REALLY DIDN’T UNDERSTAND THE
AMOUNT THAT SHE HAD TO ENDURE.
DEPRESSION GOES BACK TO THE
TWISTED NOTION OF WHAT YOU’VE
JUST GOT TO ASK FOR THEIR HELP.
I DON’T WANT TO ASK WHAT TIME I
HAVE TWO PHONE CALLS FROM WORK
OR ANYTHING. I BECAME OBSESSED
WITH A QUEST TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
WAS HAPPENING TO US. THIS LOOKS
SO INTRIGUING AND JOINING US NOW
IS EMILY. HEY FOUNDER OF HEY
THERE, SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONE OF
THE MOMS WHO WAS THE FOCUS OF
THIS NEW DOCUMENTARY. EMILY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TO
COMPLETELY DRAWN IN BY THIS.
GLAD TO HEAR THIS IS IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH HELLO, SUNSHINE
. WITHERSPOON’S MEDIA COMPANY.
HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN THE
DOCUMENTARY? GOSH IT GOES BACK A
COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN I FIRST MET
EVROD CASSIMY MEDIA, AND SHE AND
I HAD CONNECTED SOMETIME BEFORE
SHE AND THE WRITER AND PRODUCER
JENNIFER SIEBEL. NEWSOM HAD THAT
VERY FIRST ZOOM WITH MY HUSBAND
AND I HAD TO TELL US ABOUT THIS
PROJECT. OKAY INTERESTING. SO
THEN, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, TELL US
ABOUT WHAT FAIR PLAY IS ALL
ABOUT. FAIR PLAY IS A PROJECT
THAT SHINES A LIGHT ON THE
INVISIBLE LABOR IN THE HOME THAT
IS HISTORICALLY HELD BY WOMEN.
FAIR PLAY IS REALLY BASED ON THE
NOTION THAT ALL TIME IS CREATED
EQUAL, SO MY HUSBAND’S TIME IS
MORE VALUABLE TO SOCIETY. JUST
BECAUSE HE’S A MAN, IT’S NOT
MORE VALUABLE THAN MINE. AND I
TEACH WORK SYSTEMS TO WOMEN
EVERY DAY, BUT FAIR PLAY GAVE ME
A LIFE SYSTEM THAT ALLOWED ME TO
RUN MY HOUSE WITHOUT BEING THE
SHE FAULT, PARENT SO IT REALLY
GAVE ME HOPE. OKAY THE SHE FAULT
AS OPPOSED TO THE DEFAULT
EXACTLY LIKE THAT. I LIKE THAT A
LOT. NOT COIN THAT ONE. BUT
ABSOLUTELY ALL THINGS FALL ON
THE SHE FELT PARENTS. YES
ALRIGHT, SO LET’S GET INTO THE
NITTY GRITTY. WHAT WAS IT LIKE?
AT HOME WITH HAVING CAMERAS IN
YOUR PERSONAL LIFE AND YOUR
PERSONAL SPACE. WHAT WAS THAT?
LIKE? WELL IT WAS SMOOTHER THAN
YOU WOULD THINK. OKAY I PUT IT
THAT WAY. BECAUSE OF BEING A PAR
SOLUTION THAT WAS FAR MORE
COMPELLING TO ME THAN INTRUSIVE
. WOW ADMIRE YOU FOR THAT,
BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE ON
APPLE TV PLUS AND MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE, INCLUDING ME ARE GOING
TO BE WATCHING. SO YOU’RE OKAY
WITH THAT? THAT’S AMAZING. YEAH,
I WAS REALLY INSPIRED BY THE
WOMEN THAT THAT COME TO HEAR
THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY AND
THEY TAKE ACTION EVERY DAY FOR A
BETTER WAY PROFESSIONALLY, SO I
WANTED A BETTER WAY PERSONALLY,
AND I DO HAVE TO SAY THOSE LOCAL
CREWS WERE INCREDIBLE. THEY WERE
LIKE FAMILY. YOU STOP
APOLOGIZING FOR THE MESS. YEAH
THEY KNOW. THEY KNOW THE DEAL.
COME ON OVER THAT. SO WHAT DID
YOU LEARN THROUGH THIS PROCESS?
I REALLY LEARNED TO PRIMARY
THINGS. ONE IS THAT TAKING
EVERYTHING ON MYSELF IS NOT
SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF THEM,
AND EVERYONE LOSES WHEN YOU DO
THAT, SO I WAS BURNING OUT. I
WAS SHORT CHANGING MY HUSBAND
AND I WASN’T MODELING GOOD
BEHAVIOR FOR MY CHILDREN. AND
REALLY THE SECOND THING I
LEARNED WAS THAT CHANGE TAKES
TIME AND AS A VIEWER OF MANY
DOCUMENTARIES, I EXPECTED THERE
TO BE THIS DRAMATIC
TRANSFORMATION ALMOST LIKE A
BEFORE AND AFTER BUT I HAD TO
RELEASE THAT EXPECTATION AND
REALIZED THAT WITH REAL
AWARENESS COMES CHANGE, SO THAT
WAS A BIT HUMBLING PROCESS AND
IT TAKES EVERYTHING ISN’T LIKE
THESE PERFECT BEFORE AND AFTER
THAT, YOU SEE, LIKE ON SOCIAL
MEDIA, RIGHT? NOT SO MUCH AND
ESPECIALLY BEING LIVE AND HAVING
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE
CAMERA CREWS THERE. I THOUGHT WE
ARE GOING TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR
MASSIVE CHANGE. IT ISN’T QUITE
THAT SIMPLE. I LOVE IT, THOUGH.
I LOVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU’RE
SAYING. SO WHAT DO YOU HOPE THAT
PEOPLE TAKE AWAY AS A MESSAGE
FROM THIS DOCUMENTARY, BRODSKY
SAYS, IN ORDER FOR WOMEN TO STEP
INTO THEIR FULL POWER IN THE
WORLD, MEN NEED TO STEP INTO
THEIR FULL POWER IN THE HOME, SO
THIS IS NOT A RALLYING CRY THAT
MEN ARE BAD AND WOMEN NEED TO
RELEASE SOME CONTROL. THIS IS
REALLY A CHANCE FOR MEN AND
WOMEN AND SOCIETY TO RECALIBRATE
AND SAY WE HAVE THIS AWARENESS
NOW, AND WE HAVE THESE SYSTEMS
AND IF WE SHARE THE
RESPONSIBILITIES OF WORK AND
HOME EVERYBODY, INCLUDING OUR
CHILDREN WINS. I LOVE EVERYTHING
ABOUT THIS, EMILY. I AM ALL IN.
I CAN’T WAIT TO WATCH. FAIR
PLAY. NO, SERIOUSLY, BECAUSE AS
YOU’RE TALKING, I’M LIKE, WOW
THAT THERE’S SO MANY THINGS ARE
REGISTERING AND CLICKING WITH
ME. SO WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING WITH US. YOU KNOW, FAIR
PLAY IS ON APPLE TV RIGHT NOW,
EVERYONE AND THANK YOU AGAIN. SO
MUCH FOR SHARING AND OPENING UP
YOUR LIFE WITH ALL OF US. FOR