Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

201979 min
7.5/10
Documentary

Plot Summary

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).

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🏷️Keywords

chicago, illinoisnatural disasterclass discriminationheatwaveracial discriminationstructural discrimination

Production Companies

Kartemquin Films
Judith Helfand Productions