ALL RIGHT. LET’S HEAD BACK INSIDE TO HODA.
>> ALL RIGHT, AL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> TWO-TIME OSCAR NOMINEE
JESSICA CHASTAIN IS KNOWN FOR
PLAYING STRONG WOMEN AND HER
LATEST ROLE FITS THE BILL
PERFECTLY.
PERFECTLY. IT’S A TRUE STORY TO A TRIP THAT
LED TO AN UNLIKELY ALLIANCE.
SHE PLAYS A NEWS ARTIST TO PAINT
THE CHIEF SITTING BULL.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
EXQUISITE PIECES OF WORK I’VE
EVER SEEN.
EVER SEEN. >> WHY DOES IT MAKE YOU SAD?
>> BECAUSE YOU’VE LIVED ALL
THIS, AND TURNED IT INTO
BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL. THE ONLY BATTLE I EVER FOUGHT
AGAINST IS INSIGNIFICANCE.
>> SO, LIVE MORE.
>> WHY DO I WANT TO START CRYING
ON A 30-SECOND CLIP?
I DON’T KNOW.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE MOVIE
IN A SECOND.
FIRST OF ALL, IT’S GREAT TO SEE
YOU.
YOU. >> NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> LIFE IS AWESOME.
>> THANKS.
>> THANKS. >> YOU HAD YOUR ONE-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY.
ANNIVERSARY. DID IT FLY?
>> I HAD FRIENDS SAYING, THE
FIRST YEAR IS THE HARDEST.
I WAS LIKE, IT’S GOING TO BE
HARD.
HARD. IT WAS HEAVEN.
>> DON’T LISTEN TO THE CRITICS.
THEY DON’T KNOW.
>> IT’S AMAZING.
I LOVE BEING WITH MY HUSBAND.
>> CONGRATULATIONS ON THE ONE
YEAR.
YEAR. IT’S FUN TO SEE YOU.
I WAS DOING A LITTLE WIKI SEARCH
ON YOU.
ON YOU. I READ AND IT SAID, YOU LOVED
SHAKESPEARE SINCE YOU WERE LATE
KID.
KID. THAT WAS ONE OF YOUR THINGS.
>> I LOVE SHAKESPEARE SO MUCH.
I GREW UP IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA. WE DIDN’T REALLY HAVE A
SHAKESPEARE THEATER OR I DIDN’T
HAVE MUCH EXPERIENCE, EXPOSURE
TO IT.
TO IT. I WENT TO A THEATER FESTIVAL AND
SAW RICHARD III.
AND I SAW THE COMPLETE WORKS OF
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. >> DID YOU GET IT?
>> I DIDN’T ALL OF IT.
BUT I GOT THE POETRY AND THE
DEPTH OF EMOTION, WITH WHICH HE
WROTE.
WROTE. AND IT REALLY -- EAT CHANGEIT CH
LIFE.
LIFE. >> THIS ROLE YOU TAKE ON IS SO
POWERFUL.
POWERFUL. YIN
YIN ANYBODY WHO SAW THAT CLIP GETS
IT.
IT. EXPLAIN THIS MORE TO ME.
>> KATHERINE WELDON IS A
FORGOTTEN PERSON OF OUR HISTORY.
YOU CAN FIND HER GRAVESTONE IN
BROOKLYN.
BROOKLYN. IT’S UNMARKED AND YOU NEED A MAP
TO GET TO IT.
THERE’S NO FANFARE.
SHE ISN’T REMEMBERED WELL, OR AT
ALL.
ALL. SHE WAS A WOMAN IN BROOKLYN WHO
TRAVELED IN THE LATE 1800s TO
THE DAKOTAS TO MEET SITTING
BULL.
BULL. THIS WAS BEFORE WOMEN HAD A
RIGHT TO VOTE.
WOMEN WERE DEFINED BY THEIR
FATHERS OR THEIR HUSBANDS.
AND SHE WAS AN INDEPENDENT
SPIRIT.
SPIRIT. >> SHE WANTED TO PAINT HIM.
THAT’S WHAT SHE WANTED TO DO.
BUT IT WAS MUCH MORE THAN THAT,
WASN’T IT?
WASN’T IT? >> IN REAL LIFE, SHE WAS AN
ACTIVIST.
ACTIVIST. IN OUR FILM, SHE BECOMES AN
ACTIVIST.
ACTIVIST. IT’S A DEEP FRIENDSHIP, A DEEP
LOVE BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM.
WHEN I WAS DOING RESEARCH FOR
THE CHARACTER, I READ HER LEERS
AND I
AND I LETTERS AND SITTING BULL
PROPOSED TO HER.
IT WAS A DEEP LOVE.
THESE TWO PEOPLE THAT WERE
STRUGGLING TO GET AGENCY OVER
THEIR LIVES.
THEIR LIVES. >> SPEAKING OF ACTIVISM, YOU’VE
BEEN ACTIVE IN THE #METOO
MOVEMENT.
MOVEMENT. I WAS SITTING HERE AND OCTAVIA
SPENCER WAS RIGHT THERE.
>> MY DEAR.
>> WE FOR TALKING ABOUT #METOO.
BUT I HAD A TALK WITH JESSICA
CHASTAIN AND THERE’S ANOTHER PAY
DISPARITY.
DISPARITY. AND SHE SAID, THE PAY DESPAIRISP
BETWEEN ME AND ACTRESSES LIKE
YOU.
YOU. AND SHE SAID YOU WERE UNAWARE
BUT SAID WE’RE CHANGING THINGS.
>> OF COURSE, I KNEW THAT WOMEN
OF COLOR GOT PAID LESS.
OF COURSE I KNEW THAT.
I JUST ASSUMED, WHICH IS THE
DANGEROUS THING, I ASSUMED A
WOMAN LIKE OCTAVIA SPENCER WOULD
BE COMPENSATED FAIRLY FOR THE
WORK SHE’S DONE, FOR THE AWARD
SHE’S RECEIVED.
SHE’S RECEIVED. WHEN SHE TOLD ME WHAT HER SALARY
HAD BEEN, THAT’S WHAT SHOCKED
ME.
ME. AND I THOUGHT, WE’RE GOING TO
TIE OURSELVES TOGETHER IN THE
NEXT FILM.
NEXT FILM. >> LASTLY.
>> LASTLY. YOU HAVE SOMETHING CALLED 355.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> YOU AND A BUNCH OF WOMEN ARE
GETTING TOGETHER AND WANT TO
CHANGE THING.
CHANGE THING. >> WE’RE MAKING A FILM
INDEPENDENTLY.
INDEPENDENTLY. WE OWN EQUITY IN THE FILM.
WE WENT TO CANNES AND WE SOLD
IT.
IT. WE RAISED MORE THAN WE NEEDED
TO.
TO. WE’RE NOW OWNERS OF THIS FILM.
WE’RE THE STUDIO.
>> LOOK AT YOU.
WOW.
WOW. CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS AND ON
THE FILM.
THE FILM. COME BACK AND SEE US.