Natalia A. Bonilla

• Belly of the Beast (2020) was filmed over seven years to expose a pattern of illegal sterilizations in women’s prisons in California and their battle against the Department of Corrections. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/epUZNKfB

• Birth in the 21st century (2020) is a web documentary focused on addressing obstetric violence in Spain through following the birth stories of 5 women in La Plana Hospital. Learn more: https://birth21st.com/
• Break The Silence: Reproductive & Sexual Health Stories (2019) reports on the actual lived experiences of 17 cisgender and transgender women from a variety of racial and ethnic, age, sexual orientation, and class backgrounds. They recount their histories with sexual education, early sexual experiences, abortion, birth control, masturbation, relationships, gender transition, menstruation, STIs, gynecological exams, sexual assault, pregnancy, pleasure, and much more. Watch trailer: https://lnkd.in/evBPZsqC
• No más bebés (2015) highlights the stories of immigrant mothers who sued county doctors, the state, and the U.S. government after they were pushed into sterilizations while giving birth at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center during the 1960s and 70s. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ea4X447G
• Jaha’s Promise (2017) tells the real life story of Jaha Dukureh, subjected to female genital mutilation when she was a baby and who at 15 was taken to New York to marry 45 years-old man she’d never met before. After leaving her husband, she returns to her home country Gambia to campaign against the #FGM practices. Watch trailer: https://lnkd.in/efiRMv6Q
• Fly So Far: When Miscarriage Is a Crime (2021) features the real life story of Teodora Vásquez, who was sentenced to thirty years in prison in El Salvador after she suffered a stillbirth. Watch trailer: https://lnkd.in/e-jM7Nvz
• PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE (2018) showcases period poverty and shame through the story of women in rural India. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/efpVExqu

If you are interested in learning more about SRHR, here are some media and data projects to check out:

• rePROFilm The Periodical https://www.reprofilm.org/
• Camila Cavalcante #NosPorTodas https://lnkd.in/eqsiN3VC
• Fòs Feminista: https://fosfeminista.org/
• Feminist Action Lab Bodily Autonomy SRHR Module https://lnkd.in/ebf5uBMP
• Orchid Project: https://lnkd.in/e7XTa9fG

Do you recommend other documentaries or media projects on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights?