The documentary COOKED explores the 1995 Chicago heat disaster, which killed 739 people, mostly black and from poor neighborhoods, and its connection to systemic structural racism. It delves into the disaster preparedness industry, highlighting the links between extreme weather, economic disparity, and the politics of disaster.
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
As a blistering heatwave grips the city, the divide between the haves and have-nots becomes a matter of life and death, with those struggling to survive in a desperate bid to escape the merciless heat.
