Obit

An inside look at life on the New York Times obituaries desk.

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Documentary

Overview

How do you put a life into 500 words? Ask the staff obituary writers at the New York Times. OBIT is a first-ever glimpse into the daily rituals, joys and existential angst of the Times obit writers, as they chronicle life after death on the front lines of history.

Keywords

woman director
death
celebrity
journalism
newspaper
new york times
essay film
archival footage
archive footage
obituaries

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 11, 2017
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Topiary Productions,Green Fuse Films,Imperfect Films,Mystic Artists Films Productions
Cast: Dolores Morrison,Paul Vitello,Peter Keepnews,Daniel Slotnik,Jack Kadden,Earl Wilson,Jon Pareles,Jeff Roth,Margalit Fox,Douglas Martinand 3 more
Director: Vanessa Gould
Producer: Caitlin Mae Burke,Geralyn White Dreyfous,Pamela Tanner Boll,Vanessa Gould
Cinematography: Ben Wolf
Music: Joel Goodman
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt4820284