• Director(s)

    Shannon Cohn

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Release date

    16/03/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    50m

Film

Below The Belt

mild medical detail, upsetting scenes, language, references to sexism

BELOW THE BELT is a US documentary short about the effects of the medical condition endometriosis on the lives of women.…

BELOW THE BELT is a US documentary short about the effects of the medical condition endometriosis on the lives of women.

language
There is mild bad language (‘shit’, ‘crap’, ‘balls’), as well as very mild terms (‘God’, ‘OMG’).
discrimination
People talk about the shortcomings in the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis, and attribute them to sexist attitudes towards menstruation across different cultures, which also inform the medical profession’s approach to dealing with the condition.
injury detail
Images of a surgical procedure on operating room monitors show the patient’s internal organs, but the medical detail is not bloody.
theme
There are upsetting scenes as women talk about their experiences with endometriosis, which include the inability to conceive, the loss of a child during pregnancy, physical pain and the side effects of medication, such as weight loss, mobility issues and suicidal feelings.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are passing references to recreational drugs in the course of describing something else.

  • Director(s)

    Shannon Cohn

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Release date

    16/03/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    50m

mild medical detail, upsetting scenes, language, references to sexism
Classified Date:
01/03/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
This Is Endometriosis
language
There is mild bad language (‘shit’, ‘crap’, ‘balls’), as well as very mild terms (‘God’, ‘OMG’).
discrimination
People talk about the shortcomings in the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis, and attribute them to sexist attitudes towards menstruation across different cultures, which also inform the medical profession’s approach to dealing with the condition.
injury detail
Images of a surgical procedure on operating room monitors show the patient’s internal organs, but the medical detail is not bloody.
theme
There are upsetting scenes as women talk about their experiences with endometriosis, which include the inability to conceive, the loss of a child during pregnancy, physical pain and the side effects of medication, such as weight loss, mobility issues and suicidal feelings.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are passing references to recreational drugs in the course of describing something else.

  • Classified date

    01/03/2023

  • Language

    English