BELLY OF THE BEAST

Director: Erika Cohn

Producers: Angela Tucker, Christen Marquez, Nicole Docta, Erika Cohn

Total Runtime: 81 minutes

Locations(s): United States, California

Language(s): English

Synopsis: When a courageous young woman and radical lawyer discover a pattern of illegal sterilizations in California’s women’s prisons, they 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 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.