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Obit.

2016 · Movie · 93 min

★ 6.3(19)unSUB Rating

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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Details
Years
2016
Release date
2017-01-11
Language
English
Runtime
93 min
Max quality
HD
TMDB rating (input)
6.3/10 (19 votes)

Themes

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

Cast & crew

  • WM

    William McDonald

    as Self

  • Bruce Weber

    Bruce Weber

    as Self

  • MF

    Margalit Fox

    as Self

  • WG

    William Grimes

    as Self

  • JP

    Jon Pareles

    as Self

  • PK

    Peter Keepnews

    as Self

  • DS

    Daniel Slotnik

    as Self

  • JR

    Jeff Roth

    as Self

  • DM

    Douglas Martin

    as Self

  • DM

    Dolores Morrison

    as Self

Directed by Vanessa Gould