COOKED: Survival by Zip Code

Field Producer/Grant Writer

In 1995, 739 Chicago residents — most of them poor, elderly and African American — died over the course of one hot July week. Judith Helfand’s documentary COOKED, scheduled for broadcast on PBS in 2017, starts with one of the deadliest heat waves in US history and evolves into a serious yet quirky exploration into the politics of disaster. (Judith Helfand Productions/Kartemquin Films)

FIELD PRODUCER & GRANT WRITER

In 1995, 739 Chicago residents—most of them poor, elderly and African American—died over the course of one hot July week. Judith Helfand’s documentary COOKED: SURVIVAL BY ZIP CODE, broadcast on PBS Independent Lens in February 2020, starts with one of the deadliest heat waves in US history and evolves into a serious yet quirky exploration into the politics of disaster. (Judith Helfand Productions & Kartemquin Films)