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Obit (2017)

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

6.3/10 1h 33m Jan 11, 2017
Documentary

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Obit
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

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William McDonald
Himself
Popularity: 0.1
Bruce Weber
Bruce Weber
Himself
Popularity: 2.0
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Margalit Fox
Herself
Popularity: 0.2
No Photo" alt="William Grimes" class="cast-photo">
William Grimes
Himself
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Jon Pareles" class="cast-photo">
Jon Pareles
Himself
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Peter Keepnews" class="cast-photo">
Peter Keepnews
Himself
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Daniel Slotnik" class="cast-photo">
Daniel Slotnik
Himself
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Jeff Roth" class="cast-photo">
Jeff Roth
Himself
Popularity: 0.2
No Photo" alt="Douglas Martin" class="cast-photo">
Douglas Martin
Himself
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Dolores Morrison" class="cast-photo">
Dolores Morrison
Herself
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Jack Kadden" class="cast-photo">
Jack Kadden
Himself
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Earl Wilson" class="cast-photo">
Earl Wilson
Himself
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Editor Kristin Bye
Producer Vanessa Gould, Caitlin Mae Burke
Director Vanessa Gould
Executive Producer Geralyn White Dreyfous, Pamela Tanner Boll

Production

Topiary Productions
Green Fuse Films
Imperfect Films
Mystic Artists Films Productions

Videos & Trailers

Obit.
Obit.
Trailer

Keywords

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

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Details
Release Date January 11, 2017
Runtime 1h 33m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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