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Belly of the Beast (2020)

Overview

When a courageous young woman and a radical lawyer discover a pattern of illegal involuntary sterilizations in California’s women’s prison system, they take to the courtroom to wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of Corrections. With a growing team of investigators inside prison working with colleagues on the outside, they uncover a series of statewide crimes - from dangerously inadequate health care to sexual assault to coercive sterilizations - primarily targeting women of color. But no one believes them. This shocking legal drama captured over seven years features extraordinary access and intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated women, demanding our attention to a shameful and ongoing legacy of eugenics and reproductive injustice in the United States.
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Erika Cohn profile
Erika Cohn

Director

Cast

Kelly Dillon profile
Kelly Dillon

Cynthia Chandler profile
Cynthia Chandler

Corey Johnson profile
Corey Johnson

Courtney Hooks profile
Courtney Hooks

Kelly Dillon profile
Kelly Dillon

Cynthia Chandler profile
Cynthia Chandler

Corey Johnson profile
Corey Johnson

Courtney Hooks profile
Courtney Hooks

Extra

Release Date

June 11, 2020

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

ITVS logoIdlewild Films logoTribeca Film Institute logoFork Films logoChicken & Egg Films logoBlack Public Media logoIndependent Lens logoWomen Make Movies logo

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