2019Documentary1h 19m

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

Filmmaker Judith Helfand's searing investigation into the politics of “disaster” – by way of the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave, in which 739 residents perished (mostly Black and living in the city’s poorest neighborhoods).

Information

StatusReleased
Original Languageen

Keywords

chicago, illinoisnatural disasterclass discriminationheatwaveracial discriminationstructural discrimination

Production

Kartemquin Films
Kartemquin Films
Judith Helfand Productions
Judith Helfand Productions