Crime and Justice, Healthcare, Human Rights, Social Justice, Women + Director, Women-Centered Stories

Belly of the Beast

A Fiscally Sponsored Project

Director:

Erika Cohn

2020
82 minutes

When a courageous young woman and a 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.

Awards:

  • 2021 News & Documentary Emmy awards- Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary