“We are not stopping there,” Gates says. “There is so much more we need to do, like filling urgent gaps in access and care, getting women their rights back in as many states as possible, supporting young activists too.”
Asked who they wished they could require to watch the films, both first said “all men,” and then amended that to lawmakers who have the power to make and change the restrictive policies.
“So much of this is actually just about understanding a lived experience that might not be yours,” Kloss says. That’s where the series’ title comes in: This is everybody’s fight. “It’s not just for women.”
“We wanted to reach people who might be undecided, and men who might not be a father or be interested in becoming a father, or informed on what’s happening or understand how this might affect them and their choices,” Kloss says. The shorter length of the films means that they’re easier to access and share, unlike a long-form documentary that a person would have to decide to commit 90 minutes to, get to physically, and pay for before the the opening credits even roll.
While some of their viewers may be undecided voters, Kloss and Gates are not.
“I’m pro-Kamala all the way through, but I think this film is not really just about politics,” Gates says. “This is about so much more. This is everybody’s fight. Men, women. If you are involved in a child’s life, this decision and having the right to a decision, having the right to IVF, having the right to go get an abortion, it matters to you.
“This is really about getting people to understand that this is their issue too, and to learn something new about abortion. But of course, yeah, that’s who I’m supporting.”
“Likewise. And I could not agree more,” added Kloss, who attended a “Hotties for Harris” party thrown by the Harris campaign in September. “We really wanted to talk to people who already care about this, but more importantly, talk to people who aren’t maybe informed about what’s happening. And maybe we can change their heart and their mind, and inform them on the reality of this moment and what’s at stake.”
