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It's a shame no one wants to talk to them at parties, because obituary writers are a surprisingly funny bunch. Ten hours before newspapers hit neighborhood doorsteps—and these days, ten minutes before news hits the web—an obit writer is racing against deadline to sum up a long and newsworthy life in under 1000 words. The details of these lives are then deposited into the cultural memory amid the daily beat of war, politics, and football scores.
Obit. is the first documentary to explore the world of these writers and their subjects, focusing on the legendary team at The New York Times, who approach their daily work with journalistic rigor and narrative flair. Going beyond the byline and into the minds of those chronicling life after death on the freshly inked front lines of history, the film invites some of the most essential questions we ask ourselves about life, memory, and the inevitable passage of time. What do we choose to remember? What never dies?
Original Release
06/23/2016
US Release
06/23/2016
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Bruce Weber | Self / Himself |
William McDonald | Self / Himself |
Margalit Fox | Herself / Self |
William Grimes | Himself / Self |
Jack Kadden | Himself / Self |
Douglas Martin | Himself / Self |
Jeff Roth | Self / Himself |
Daniel Slotnik | Himself / Self |
Paul Vitello | Himself / Self |
Peter Keepnews | Himself / Self |
Directors
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bruce Weber | Self / Himself |
William McDonald | Self / Himself |
Margalit Fox | Herself / Self |
William Grimes | Himself / Self |
Jack Kadden | Himself / Self |
Douglas Martin | Himself / Self |
Jeff Roth | Self / Himself |
Daniel Slotnik | Himself / Self |
Paul Vitello | Himself / Self |
Peter Keepnews | Himself / Self |
Dolores Morrison | Herself / Self |
Jon Pareles | Himself / Self |
Earl Wilson | Self / Himself |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Diana Barrett | Executive Producer |
Ann Blinkhorn | Executive Producer |
Pamela Tanner Boll | Executive Producer |
Barbara Dobkin | Executive Producer |
Geralyn White Dreyfous | Executive Producer |
Nion McEvoy | Executive Producer |
Anne Milliken | Executive Producer |
Katrina vanden Heuvel | Executive Producer |
Vanessa Gould | Producer |
Caitlin Mae Burke | Producer |
Kenn Rabin | Producer |
J. Ward Regan | Producer |
Sally Rosenthal | Producer |
Josh Wick | Producer |