Belly Of The Beast

Belly Of The Beast

Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Heartland Film Festival
Mil Valley Film Festival

An Emmy winner in the Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary category, Belly of the Beast follows a courageous young woman and a radical lawyer as they discover a pattern of illegal sterilizations in California’s women’s prisons. With a growing team of investigators inside prison working with colleagues on the outside, they uncover a series of statewide crimes - from inadequate health care to sexual assault to coercive sterilizations - primarily targeting women of color. This shocking legal drama captured over 7-years features extraordinary access and intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated people, demanding attention to a shameful and ongoing legacy of eugenics and reproductive injustice in the United States.

USA - 2020 - 1h 22m
Directed By: Erika Cohn

Belly Of The Beast
  • Belly Of The Beast

    Human Rights Watch Film Festival
    Heartland Film Festival
    Mil Valley Film Festival

    An Emmy winner in the Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary category, Belly of the Beast follows a courageous young woman and a radical lawyer as they discover a pattern of illegal sterilizations in California’s ...

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