FRIDAY / NOVEMBER 1 / 5-7 PM
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY, KRISER SCREENING ROOM 25 WAVERLY PLACE, GROUND FLOOR
COOKED: SURVIVAL BY ZIP CODE (76 mins., 2019, Dir: Judith Helfand)
A searing documentary on the politics of “disaster,” COOKED blends investigative reporting about the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave – which led to the deaths of 739 people, mostly Black and in the poorest neighborhoods of the city – with a potent argument that the best preparation for a disaster may start with actually redefining the terms “disaster,” “preparedness,” and “resilience.” Post-screening discussion with Peabody award-winning filmmaker JUDITH HELFAND.
CO-PRESENTED BY THE NEW YORK FILM AND VIDEO COUNCIL (NYFVC) / GEORGE STONEY MEMORIAL SCREENING SERIES