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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Michelle Landis Dauber as Herself
Judith Helfand as Herself
John W. Heltzel as Himself
Colleen Scott as Herself
Geralyn White Dreyfous Executive Producer
Barbara Dobkin Executive Producer
Abigail Disney Executive Producer
Sally Jo Fifer Executive Producer
United States 11 November 2018
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This video snippet hints at the evocative power of JudithHelfand's latest documentary movie adapted from Eric Klinenberg's book "Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy ...
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09 October 2019
Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.
24 July 2019
Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry.
02 August 2019
Red, Chuck, Bomb and the rest of their feathered friends are surprised when a green pig suggests that they put aside their differences and unite to fight a common threat.
25 November 2019
An experimental short that follows a nameless Girl who wakes up every day to mysterious cards sliding into her room.
19 June 2019
Woody has always been confident about his place in the world, devoted to taking care of his kid—whether that's Andy or Bonnie.
24 May 2019
Max the terrier must cope with some major life changes when his owner gets married and has a baby. When the family takes a trip to the countryside, nervous Max has numerous run-ins with canine-intolerant cows, hostile foxes and a scary turkey.
19 June 2019
Karen, a single mother, gifts her son Andy a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature.
03 January 2019
As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away.
31 October 2019
A filmmaker from Moldova tries to discover the truth about Soviet experiments in atomic gardening.
12 July 2019
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival.
13 November 2019
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.
16 September 2019
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