| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (81 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Performer |
Corey Johnson, Courtney Hooks, Cynthia Chandler, Kelli Dillon, Melody Nickles, Theresa Martinez |
| Event |
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2020. |
| Summary |
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. 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. BELLY OF THE BEAST is a co-production of Belly of the Beast LLC, Idle Wild Films Inc., Black Public Media (BPM) and Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
| Subject |
Social action.
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Human rights.
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Criminal law.
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Ethnology.
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Documentary films.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Cohn, Erika, film director.
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Johnson, Corey, actor.
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Hooks, Courtney, actor.
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Chandler, Cynthia, actor.
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Dillon, Kelli, actor.
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Nickles, Melody, actor.
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Martinez, Theresa, actor.
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Women Make Movies (Firm) Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm) Distributor.
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| Music No. |
12120413 Kanopy |
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