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

Obit (2017)

Poster for Obit

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Vanessa Gould
  • Profile picture of Bruce Weber
    Himself Bruce Weber

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Keywords

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