Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
2019•1h 19m•7.5•Released
Documentary
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).
Director
Judith Helfand
Languages
English
Studio
Kartemquin Films
Cast
Michelle Landis Dauber
Herself
Judith Helfand
Herself
John W. Heltzel
Himself
Colleen Scott
Herself
Production
Company
Kartemquin Films
Company
Judith Helfand Productions
Producer
Fenell Doremus
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