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Obit

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

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2017 · 1h 33m
Documentary
Starring Bruce Weber · Paul Vitello
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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.

Theatrical
Apr 26, 2017
Director
Vanessa Gould
Producers
Nion McEvoy, Sally Rosenthal, Vanessa Gould
Music
Joel Goodman
Studio
Topiary Productions, Green Fuse Films, Imperfect Films, Mystic Artists Films Productions
Keywords
journalism newspaper celebrity death archive footage essay film new york times woman director obituaries
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Bruce Weber
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