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Obit.: Directed by Vanessa Gould. With Bruce Weber, William McDonald, Margalit Fox, William Grimes. Writers and editors from the New York Times discuss their unique approach to writing the obituaries of public figures.
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- Vanessa Gould
- 2017-05-12
Obit premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 15, 2016. The film was released theatrically in New York City on April 26, 2017 at Film Forum and Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, and in Los Angeles on May 5, 2017 at the Landmark Nuart.
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.
As we are taken through their painstaking process, we learn about the pressures accompanying a career spent shaping the story of a life. Fandango at Home Prime Video Apple TV. Rent Obit. on ...
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Apr 26, 2017 · A narrative line that runs through the film follows veteran obit writer Bruce Weber as he assembles an obituary for William P. Wilson, who served as a media consultant to John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential campaign.
Apr 7, 2017 · Check out the trailer below. 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.
A critically acclaimed documentary about the staff of obituary writers at The New York Times. Every day, these writers deposit the details of three or four extraordinary lives into the cultural memory – life’s stories spun amid the daily beat of war, politics, and football scores.
