The Journalism Behind Belly of the Beast:

Virtual Panel on November 16 - 5PT/8ET

Join Director Erika Cohn, Consulting Producer Carrie Lozano and investigative journalist Corey Johnson for this discussion co-presented with the Center for Investigative Journalism. Moderated by Carroll Bogert, President of The Marshall Project, they will discuss their journalistic process and the roadblocks and milestones that led to their groundbreaking work on illegal sterilization in California state prisons. RVSP: https://bit.ly/bellyCIR

Reproductive Justice on the Ballot

What reproductive justice issues are on the ballot in November and beyond? Co-presented by the Groundswell Fund, join Sister Reach, Black Women for Wellness, Belly of the Beast producer Angela Tucker and film participant Kelli Dillon for this urgent and essential conversation, moderated by Patrisse Cullors. Featuring clips from Belly of the Beast, an exposé of human rights abuses in women’s prisons, highlighting modern-day eugenics and reproductive injustice, and Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa, a short film about an abortion access fund in Philadelphia.

Reparations Now for Survivors of Forced Sterilization

California’s historic eugenics program sterilized over 20,000 people (out of 60,000 nationally), disproportionally targeting people with disabilities, people of color, and poor people. This legacy continues in California’s women’s prisons today. Join California Latinas for Reproductive Justice, California Coalition for Women Prisoners and Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, as well as film participants Kelli Dillon and Cynthia Chandler, for a conversation about why we urgently need reparative justice, moderated by Ko Bragg, reporter, The 19th*.

Not Just ICE: How We Build Across Movements

In August 2020, whistleblower Dawn Wooten, a long-time nurse, reported practices leading to an investigation of a pattern of nonconsensual gynecological procedures, including hysterectomies, performed on detainees at the Irwin federal immigration detention center in Georgia. Introduced by Dr. Angela Davis, law professor and advocate Michele Goodwin, author of Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood, moderates a conversation with ICE whistleblower Dawn Wooten, La’Die Mansfield, Southern Regional Organizer for Project South, Danielle Rodriguez, Georgia Coordinator for Sister Song, and film participants Kelli Dillon and Cynthia Chandler.

Documenting Systemic Abuse: Film Team Talkback

Dorothy Roberts, professor and author of “Killing the Black Body,” joins filmmaker Erika Cohn, producer Angela Tucker, and film participants Kelli Dillon and Cynthia Chandler. Women and vulnerable communities are speaking out about their experiences with forced sterilization. But it will take justice and collective healing to repair communities from generations of trauma caused by systemic abuse that deprives women of their dignity and freedom. Moderated by David J. Johns, Executive Director of the National Black Justice Coalition.

 See What You’ve Done: Music for this Moment

Songwriters DJ Camper and Nova Wav with filmmaker Erika Cohn and film participant Kelli Dillon discuss the songwriting process, moderated by Variety’s Jazz Tangcay. “See What You’ve Done” (Def Jam Recordings/Universal Music Group), featured in Belly of the Beast, is performed and co-written by Academy Award®-nominated and GRAMMY®-winning artist Mary J. Blige, in collaboration with GRAMMY®-winning record producer and songwriting duo Nova Wav (Denisia Andrews and Brittany Coney) and GRAMMY®-nominated producer/songwriter DJ Camper (Darhyl Camper, Jr.)