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Filmmaker Judith Helfand's searing investigation into the politics of “disaster” – by way of the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave, in which 739 residents perished (mostly Black and living in the city’s poorest neighborhoods).
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Edited by Simeon HutnerShot by Tod LendingScored by T Griffin
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17 unique people credited
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Valerie Brown
as Self - Granddaughter of Alberta Washington
Richard M Daley
as Self
Michelle Landis Dauber
as Self
Edmund Donoghue
as Self - Cook County Medical Examiner
Jim Dupont
as Self - Illinois Urban Search and Rescue
Maureen Finn
as Self - Forensic Scientist, Cook County Medical Examiner's Office
Geraldine Flowers
as Self - Church Elder, Sweet Holy Baptist Church
Oreletta Garmon
as Self - Community Health Worker
Shirl Gatling
as Self - Gatling's Chapel and Funeral Services
Judith Helfand
as Self
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