Cooked documentary examines the 1995 Chicago heat wave

Cooked documentary examines the 1995 Chicago heat wave
Cooked documentary examines the 1995 Chicago heat wave

Cooked documentary examines the 1995 Chicago heat wave

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With climate change on the rise, it’s likely that Chicago might experience another heat wave in the near future. But have we learned anything from the 1995 heat wave that claimed over 700 lives? Filmmaker Judith Helfand is the director of Cooked, a documentary about the Chicago Heat Wave that looks at the intersection of poverty, politics, and natural disasters and she joins from New York to discuss. Photo Credit: Flickr/Benrose