Obit

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

Obit — Plot

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.

• Release date
• January 11, 2017
• Runtime
• 93 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Vanessa Gould

Obit — Cast

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William McDonald Self Bruce Weber Self

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Margalit Fox Self

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William Grimes Self

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Jon Pareles Self

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Peter Keepnews Self

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Daniel Slotnik Self

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Jeff Roth Self