Obit

Movie·2017·1h 33m

Obit

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

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Producer

Caitlin Mae Burke, Vanessa Gould

Cinematography

Ben Wolf

Music

Joel Goodman

Editor

Kristin Bye

Themes

newspaperjournalismcelebritydeatharchive footageessay filmnew york timeswoman directorobituaries

Production House

Topiary Productions
Green Fuse Films
Imperfect Films
Mystic Artists Films Productions

Audience Score

64%

19 votes

Skip12%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection22%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

William McDonald

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Bruce Weber

Bruce Weber

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Margalit Fox

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William Grimes

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Jon Pareles

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Peter Keepnews

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Daniel Slotnik

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Jeff Roth

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Douglas Martin

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Dolores Morrison

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Jack Kadden

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Earl Wilson

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Paul Vitello

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// crew

Crew

Caitlin Mae Burke

Producer

Joel Goodman

Joel Goodman

Original Music Composer

Ben Wolf

Director of Photography

Kristin Bye

Editor

Vanessa Gould

Producer, Director

Geralyn White Dreyfous

Geralyn White Dreyfous

Executive Producer

Pamela Tanner Boll

Executive Producer

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