Twenty-five years after the 1995 Chicago heat wave, COOKED: Survival By Zip Code examines the events that led to the deaths of 739 people, mostly Black and in the poorest neighborhoods of the city. Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS Video App: to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR
COOKED: Survival by Zip Code is adapted from Eric Klinenberg’s ground-breaking book Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago. Church - Chicago, IL, January 31 - Albany Park Library - Chicago, IL, November 15 @ 5:30pm- St. Louis International Film Festival, Tivoli Theatre | 6350 Delmar Boulevard | St. Louis, MO 63130, Panelists: Munerah Ahmed (Director of the Climate and Health Project, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene), Judith Helfand (Director/Producer of COOKED: Survival by Zip Code), SUNDAY November 17 @ 10:45am - Cucalorus Film Festival, Thalian Black | 310 Chestnut Street | Wilmington, NC 28401, THURSDAY October 24 and SATURDAY October 26 - Milwaukee International Film Festival, THURSDAY October 28 @ 1:30pm- Panel at Milwaukee International Film Festival, Panelists: Nicole Brookshire (Director, Milwaukee County Executive's Cabinet), Jennifer Ball-Sharp (Research and Program Manager, Milwaukee County Office on African American Affairs), Judith Helfand (Director/Producer of COOKED: Survival by Zip Code), Broadway Theatre Center |158 N. Broadway | Milwaukee, WI 53202, THURSDAY October 24 @ 6pm - Panel at UPenn Law, Panelists: Kevin Brown (People’s Emergency Center), Zakia Elliott (Program Manager, Philadelphia Climate Works), Jose Ferran Jr. (Hunting Park United), Tayyib Smith (Cofounder, Little Giant Creative) Judith Helfand (Director/Producer of COOKED: Survival by Zip Code), University of Pennsylvania Law School |3501 Sansom Street | Philadelphia, PA 19104, SATURDAY October 26 @ 7pm - Producers’ Forum at Scribe Video Center, Panelists: Kevin Brown of the People's Emergency Center, Zakia Elliott (Program Manager, Philadelphia Climate Works), Jose Ferran Jr. (Hunting Park United), Tayyib Smith (Cofounder, Little Giant Creative), Scribe Video Center | 3908 Lancaster Avenue | Philadelphia, PA 19104, FRIDAY October 25 @ 4pm - Chicago Beyond And Woods Fund Panel, Panelists: Danielle Perry (Growing Home), Dennis Deer (Cook County Commissioner of the 2nd District), James Bloyd, Collaborative for Health Equity, Judith Helfand (Director/Producer of COOKED: Survival by Zip Code) | Moderator: Caronina Grimble, Woods Fund Chicago, Chicago Beyond |811 West Fulton Market| Chicago, IL 60607, FRIDAY October 25 @ 9:30am - Global Symposium on Sustainable Cities and Neighborhoods, International House |1414 E 59th Street| Chicago, IL 60637, YES Film Festival - Columbus, IN - October 25-27, Milwaukee International Film Festival - Milwaukee, WI - October 24, 26, 28, The Gorton Center - Lake Forest, IL - October 22 (11 am and 7pm screenings), Producer Fenell Doremus in-person after 7pm screening, Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival - Toronto, ON - October 19, Cook County Department of Public Health - Forest Park, IL - October 17, 2019 BendFilm Festival - Bend, OR - October 11, THURSDAY September 19 @ 6pm - Cook County Takes on Racial Equity, Panelists: Judith Helfand (Director/Producer of COOKED: Survival by Zip Code), Dennis Deer (Cook County Commissioner of the 2nd District), Alma E. Anaya (Cook County Commissioner of the 7th District), Lanetta Haynes Turner (Cook County Government Chief of Staff), Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 164 N. State Street | Chicago, IL 60601, THURSDAY September 29 @ 1pm - South Side Film Festival, McCormick Tribune Campus Center | 321 South State Street | Chicago, IL 60616July 2019, San Francisco Green Film Festival - San Francisco, CA - September 28, Cambridge Community Development Department - Cambridge, MA - Thursday, September 26, Northeastern University - Boston, MA - Thursday, September 26, A Boston community summit and screening.
Official site: to.pbs.org/2zameY7 | #CollegeBehindBarsPBS ITVS’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service govern all uses of your information. Rev. In addition to producing COOKED: Survival by Zip Code, Doremus co-produced the Academy Award nominated and Emmy Award winning, ABACUS: Small Enough to Jail for PBS’ Frontline series. → Instagram.com/HHPHorg Run a test to ensure OVEE works properly on your computer. Simeon has received two MacDowell and two Yaddo fellowships. (Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Illinois School of Public Health) | Moderator: Anne Evens (Elevate Energy), TUESDAY July 23rd @ 8pm - Social Determinants of Health: Closing the Life Expectancy Gap - Part 2, Panelists: Fernando De Maio (DePaul University), Wesley Epplin (Health & Medicine Policy Research Group and Collaborative for Health Equity Cook County), Judith Helfand (Director/Producer, COOKED: Survival by Zip Code), Brenda Rodriguez | Moderator: James Bloyd, Collaborative for Health Equity, THURSDAY July 25th @ 8pm From A Social Autopsy to A Palace for the People: A conversation with filmmaker Judith Helfand and author, Eric Klinenberg about the value of social capital and community-based institutions as life saving forces | Moderator: Jamie Nesbitt Golden (Block Club Chicago), Woods Hole Film Festival - Woods Hole, MA - July 29, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival - San Francisco, CA - July 22, 24; August 4, Gene Siskel Film Center - Chicago, IL - July 12 - July 25, Filmmakers and special guests in-person at select screenings, Sarasota Film Festival - Sarasota, FL - April 13, 14, Detroit Free Press Film Festival (FREEP) - Detroit, MI - April 12, Princeton Environmental Film Festival - Princeton, NJ - April 11, Environmental Film Festival at Yale - New Haven, CT - April 6, Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival - Philadelphia, PA - April 6, DC Environmental Film Festival - Washington, D.C. - March 17, University of Wisconsin, Center for the Humanities - March 7, For media requests and inquiries, please contact:2050 Group: 212-642-4317 (O) 202-422-4673 ©Adam Segal, adam@the2050group.comKartemquin Films: 773-472-4366Tim Horsburgh, tim@kartemquin.com, 25th anniversary of the 1995 Chicago Heat Wave Cook County press conference | Cook County, July 13, 2020, Former county health chief: Racism common factor in deaths in ’95 Chicago heat wave, COVID-19, Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago Sun Times | June 28, 2020, Chicago’s 1995 heatwave: Filmmakers on ‘Cooked’ and how race, privilege determined who lived and who died |Chicago Tribune |10 July 2019, ‘Cooked: Survival by ZIP Code’ review: A withering look at the 1995 Chicago heat wave |Chicago Tribune |10 July 2019, ‘Cooked’: Edifying documentary sheds light on Chicago’s deadly ‘95 heat wave |Chicago Sun Times |10 July 2019, Hot Heat Hot: A Review of Cooked: Survival of Zip Code |NewCity |12 July 2019, Review: Cooked Explores the Inequality of Natural Disaster Response |Third Coast Review |12 July 2019, The Deadly Chicago Heat Wave Is As Relevant to Racial Justice Today As It Was 25 Years Ago | NRDC, July 15, 2020, New Film ‘Cooked’ Revisits Chicago’s Deadly Heat Wave |WTTW Chicago PBS |18 July 2019, Chicago Scene: COOKED: Survival by Zip Code |WGN 9 |19 July 2019, Judith Helfand’s COOKED: SURVIVAL BY ZIP CODE (New Documentary) |Cine-File |19 July 2019. She is currently producing END OF LOVE, a story about the dangerous intersection of technology, adolescence and porn. Watch the music video to learn proper handwashing techniques, safety protocols and what to do if you have symptoms. https://kartemquin.com/films/cooked-survival-by-zip-code.
He has an MFA in Film Production from the University of Southern California, an MBA from New York University and a BA from Middlebury College.