Below the Belt
“The last health taboo.”
2023•52m•Released
Documentary
As four patients urgently search for answers to mysterious symptoms, Below the Belt exposes widespread problems in our healthcare systems that disproportionately affect women. From societal taboos and gender bias to misinformed doctors and barriers to care, the film reveals how millions are suffering in silence and how, by fighting back, we can improve healthcare for everyone.
Director
Shannon Cohn
Studio
PBS
Cast
Jenneh Rishe
Self
Elizabeth Warren
Self
Kyung Jeon-Miranda
Self
Laura Cone
Self
Orrin Hatch
Self
Emily Hatch Manwaring
Self
Kiran Gandhi
Self
Ken Sinervo
Self
Heather Guidone
Self
Iris Kerin Orbuch
Self
Ted Anderson
Self
Barbara Levy
Self
Production
Company
PBS
Company
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Producer
Shannon Cohn
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