Press Highlights

Independent Lens Wins Two 2021 News & Documentary Emmy Awards | PBS

BELLY OF THE BEAST Wins News & Doc Emmy Award for Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary | WOMEN MAKE MOVIES

California compensates victims of forced sterilizations, many of them Latinas | NBC NEWS

California reparations for forced sterilizations include prisoners | WORKERS WORLD

California Approves Reparations for Survivors of Forced Sterilization | KQED

A survivor of forced sterilization in a California prison said there’s more work to be done to prevent eugenics from happening again | INSIDER

Survivors of California’s forced sterilizations: ‘It’s like my life wasn’t worth anything’ | THE GUARDIAN

California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization in State Prisons | THE ROOT

California will pay reparations to survivors of state-sanctioned forced, involuntary sterilizations | ABC 7

Erika Cohn’s Eugenics Docu ‘Belly of the Beast’ to Stream for Free as California Sets Reparations for Sterilization Survivors | DIASPORA TIMES

PBS Streams ‘Belly of the Beast’ for Free in Celebration of Newly Passed Reparations for Sterilization Victims | BLACKFILM.COM

Belly Of The Beast review: a haunting documentary | FILM STORIES

ABA announces 22 finalists for 2021 Silver Gavel Awards | ABA JOURNAL

Mary J. Blige writes of survivors’ optimism in Oscar shortlisted ‘See What You’ve Done’ | LA TIMES

Songs From Black Films Dominate as Oscar Music Shortlists Are Released | VARIETY

Oscars Shortlist Announced in Nine Categories | VARIETY

Inside the hidden campaign to forcibly sterilize thousands of inmates in California women's prisons | BUSINESS INSIDER

A new film chronicles the illegal sterilisation of women in prisons | THE ECONOMIST

‘Belly of the Beast’ Investigates the Illegal Sterilization of Women of Color | INDIEWIRE

‘Belly of the Beast’ doc exposes illegal sterilizations in California | THE GRIO

‘Belly Of The Beast’ Director Erika Cohn And Producer Angela Tucker Expose Modern-Day Eugenics In California Prison Systems In Powerful Docu | DEADLINE

Forced Sterilizations Are America's Best-Kept Secret | MARIE CLAIRE

‘Belly of the Beast’ Review: Fighting for Incarcerated Women | THE NEW YORK TIMES

Review: The fight for the rights of imprisoned women in the documentary ‘Belly of the Beast’ | LOS ANGELES TIMES

Mary J. Blige Drops ‘See What You’ve Done’ From ‘Belly of the Beast’ Documentary | ROLLING STONE

Mary J. Blige Releases New Single See What You've Done | STEREOBOARD

A New Documentary Reveals an Unsettling Underbelly of Women’s Prisons: Forced Sterilization | SHONDALAND

Double Exposure Film Festival 2020 Interview with Erika Cohn | FADE TO HER

Belly of the Beast and Aggie Reviews | ASHEVILLE MOVIES

Bay Area filmmaker highlights human rights abuses in women’s prisons | KRON4 NEWS

Belly of the Beast, Director Erika Cohn | FILM SCHOOL RADIO

Review: California's history of forced sterilization revealed in 'Belly of the Beast' | KUTV NEWS

Pick of the Day: “Belly of the Beast” | WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD

FilmWeek: “The Trial Of The Chicago 7,” “Honest Thief,” “Rebecca” And More | KPCC RADIO

Belly of the Beast Film Review | AFROTORONTO

Oscars Predictions: Best Documentary Feature | VARIETY

Oscars Predictions: Best Original Song | VARIETY

Sizing Up the Grammys’ Visual Media and Soundtrack Contenders | VARIETY

ICE’s “Uterus Collector” and Trump’s Racist Immigration Policies | DEMOCRACY NOW!

Highlights from the Mill Valley Film Festival | BERKELEYSIDE

Don’t miss these standout Bay Area filmmakers at the Mill Valley Film Festival |LOCAL NEWS MATTERS

Belly of the Beast Review | EYE FOR FILM

The New Season: The latest documentary releases | CBS SUNDAY MORNING

October 2020 Film Preview | WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD

Filmmaker speaks out on ICE allegations | EYE FOR FILM

Mary J. Blige Vying for Best Original Song at 2021 Academy Awards | RATED R&B

“Belly of the Beast” Investigates Modern-Day Eugenics in California Prisons | WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD

Not Just ICE: A California Prison Sterilized Her and Other Black Women | THE DAILY BEAST

Mary J. Blige Enters Oscars Race for Original Song | VARIETY

Inaugural rePRO Film Fest to Open With 'Belly of the Beast' Doc | THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Belly of the Beast Documentary Aims to Uncover Injustices Faced by Incarcerated Women | THE ROOT

Belly of the Beast: California's dark history of forced sterilizations | THE GUARDIAN

Inside America’s Horrifying Modern-Day Eugenics Movement | THE DAILY BEAST

Belly of the Beast Review | SAN DIEGO READER

Five Docs to Stream at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival | FILMMAKER MAGAZINE

Human Rights Watch Film Festival: 'Belly of the Beast' | WNYC RADIO

Human Rights Watch Film Fest 2020 Women Directors: Meet Erika Cohn | WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD

The Feedback: Erika Cohn's 'Belly of the Beast' | DOCUMENTARY MAGAZINE