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Cooked: Survival by Zipcode is a 2018 American documentary film, directed and produced by Judith Helfand. It follows the 1995 Chicago heat wave which resulted in the deaths of 739 people, primarily affecting poor and disadvantaged communities.

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
Directed by	Judith Helfand
Produced by	Judith Helfand Fenell Doremus
Cinematography	Tod Lending Stanley Staniski Keith Walker
Edited by	Simeon Hutner David E. Simpson
Music by	T. Griffin
Production companies	Judith Helfand Productions ITVS Kartemquin Films Independent Lens JustFilms/Ford Foundation Fork Films
Distributed by	Journeyman Pictures
Release dates	November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11) (DOC NYC) August 28, 2019 (2019-08-28) (United States)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film had its world premiere at DOC NYC on November 11, 2018. It was released through video on demand on August 28, 2019, by Journeyman Pictures, followed by a broadcast on Independent Lens on February 3, 2020.

Synopsis

The film follows the 1995 Chicago heat wave, resulting in the deaths of 739 people, primarily in poor and disadvantaged areas. Using this natural disaster as a jumping off point, the film reframes the politics of disaster arguing that disadvantaged communities should be treated as disasters taking place.

Release

The film had its world premiere at DOC NYC on November 11, 2018.[1][2] It was released through video on demand on August 28, 2019, by Journeyman Pictures.[3] It was broadcast on Independent Lens on February 3, 2020.[4][5]

References

External links

• Official website
• Cooked: Survival by Zip Code at IMDb

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