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Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

41 people were buried in a potter's fieldnear Chicago today, forgotten victimsof this...

41 people were buried in a potter's field
near Chicago today, forgotten victims
of this summer's deadly heat wave

Full Transcript

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- 41 people were buried
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in a potter's field near Chicago today,
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forgotten victims of this summer's
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deadly heat wave.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:53
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Kartemquin Films,Judith Helfand Productions

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Movie Summary

A life and death story about extreme heat, the politics of "disaster" and survival by zip code.
Their bodies had lain since July - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:05
Their bodies had lain since July
- We had the memorial service here. - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:05
- We had the memorial service here.
[dramatic theme music playing] - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:15
[dramatic theme music playing]
- The final death tally: 739, - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:09
- The final death tally: 739,
Did you feel a sense of outrage - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:06
Did you feel a sense of outrage
James Baldwin said to be black in America - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:12
James Baldwin said to be black in America
No, I know what happens during heat waves, - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:06
No, I know what happens during heat waves,
And even if the city had responded - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:15
And even if the city had responded
- This is a map that has two things - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:06
- This is a map that has two things
We've put the circles in those communities - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:13
We've put the circles in those communities
So the question is, did people die of the heat, - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:07
So the question is, did people die of the heat,
I mean, had the heat not occurred, - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:05
I mean, had the heat not occurred,
- I mean, the beginning of this project, - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:14
- I mean, the beginning of this project,
- While researching his book, Eric Klinenberg discovered - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:10
- While researching his book, Eric Klinenberg discovered
Their things are now kept in boxes - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:05
Their things are now kept in boxes
And look at this contrast - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:11
And look at this contrast
It reminds us how easy it is, in some way, - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:17
It reminds us how easy it is, in some way,
- When it came time for Mayor Daley and his team - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:12
- When it came time for Mayor Daley and his team
Instead they created a task force. - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:05
Instead they created a task force.
- When the mayor organized a commission - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 00:18
- When the mayor organized a commission