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Articles by Judith Helfand
Chicago Wasn’t Prepared For The 1995 Heat Wave. Here’s Why.
It’s been 25 years since a record-breaking heat wave killed hundreds of people in Chicago and the Midwest. Reset continues its weeklong series examining the factors that contributed to the death toll and whether the city is prepared to weather another major health crisis. GUESTS: Cheryl Corley, NPR correspondent based in Chicago Judith Helfand, filmmaker and director of Cooked: Survival By Zip Code
‘Thank God My Mother Is Already Dead,’ Mourning in the Time of Coronavirus
Thank G-d my mother is already dead. I catch myself saying that a lot these days. Nine years ago, her cancer diagnosis and inevitable death were the most harrowing experiences I could have ever imagined. And for as long as I could, I didn’t. Until days before she died, I found the words to ask her: “Mom, how do you live without your mother?” I didn’t want to talk about the end of her life.
Stream WE BELIEVE IN DINOSAURS on PBS
availablepublic19907http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/we-believe-in-dinosaurs/3033260978cove19907We Believe In DinosaursThe Bible and science collide amid the battleground of a Kentucky creationism museum.In We Believe in Dinosaurs the Bible and science collide amid the battleground of a Creation Museum and a $120 million Noah’s Ark-inspired theme park in rural Kentucky.2020-02-17 21:00publish2020-03-18 02:59:59March 18, 2020disabledhidefalse Full Film (1:26:04) | IN Dramatic...
Leftover Women | Independent Lens | PBS
availablepublic19409http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/leftover-women/3033260067cove19409Leftover WomenModern Chinese women juggle love life with careers in a society that frowns on singlehood.Leftover Women follows three successful Chinese women who, despite thriving careers, are still labeled sheng nu, a derogatory term in China to describe educated, professional women in their mid-20s and '30s who are not married.
New Documentary tells the story of the disastrous 1995 Chicago heatwave
'Cooked: Survival By Zipcode' revisits the Chicago heatwave of 1995. (photo courtesy of Kartemquin Films) 'Cooked: Survival By Zipcode' revisits the Chicago heatwave of 1995. (photo courtesy of Kartemquin Films) Cooked: Survival by Zip Code is Peabody Award-winning 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).
Opinion | Four Short Films for Mom
Four Short Films for MomCelebrate the highs and lows of motherhood with Op-Docs, our Oscar-nominated documentary series. May 11, 2018“Where does the sun go? Can girls be robots? Why don’t worms have faces?” A little girl asks her mother.“Where does the sun go? Can girls be robots?
Stream UNREST on PBS
Filmmaker Jennifer Brea was a Harvard PhD student soon to be engaged when she was struck down by a mysterious fever that left her bedridden. As her illness progressed she lost even the ability to sit in a wheelchair, yet doctors insisted it was “all in her head.” Unable to convey the seriousness and depth of her symptoms to her doctor, Jennifer began a video diary on her phone that eventually became a powerful and intimate documentary, Unrest.
Peace Officer | Documentary about SWAT and Militarization of Police | Independent Lens | PBS
BY Brad Barber & Scott Christopherson | IN Crime Premiered May 9, 2016 SHARE THIS About the Film William “Dub” Lawrence was a former sheriff who established and trained one of Utah's first SWAT teams, only to watch in horror as that same unit killed his son-in-law in a controversial standoff years later.
The New York Times
When I was a kid I loved Mother’s Day. I got to make breakfast in bed for my mom. As I got older I started to resent it. I would tell her: this is between us — not you, me and Hallmark. Every day is Mother’s Day. More than gifts, what she always wanted was time. Time with me, with my brothers, with her grandchildren, with my father (may he rest in peace), the guy who made her a mother to begin with. The gift of time always trumped stuff.
Opinion | Love and Stuff
new video loaded: Love and Stuff Recent episodes in Op-Docs: Season 3 A collection of the third season from 2014. Op-Docs is the editorial department’s channel for short opinion documentaries, produced by independent filmmakers. A collection of the third season from 2014. Op-Docs is the editorial department’s channel for short opinion documentaries, produced by independent filmmakers.
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