Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

Overview

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).

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 12, 2019

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Fork Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Kartemquin Films,ITVS,Judith Helfand Productions

Cast

Michelle Landis Dauber,Judith Helfand,John W. Heltzel,Colleen Scott

Director

Judith Helfand

Writer

Eric Klinenberg

Producer

Geralyn White Dreyfous,Julie Parker Benello,Sally Jo Fifer,Lois Vossen,Abigail Disney,Barbara Dobkin,Sandra Itkoff,Justine Nagan,Gordon Quinn,Fenell Doremus

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

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