Obit

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

Category: 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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 2017-01-11
Run time: 93 minute / 1:33
Director: Vanessa Gould
Website: http://www.obitdoc.com
Production Companies : Topiary Productions, Green Fuse Films, Imperfect Films, Mystic Artists Films Productions
Production Country: United States of America

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William McDonald
as Self
Bruce Weber
as Self
Margalit Fox
as Self
William Grimes
as Self
Jon Pareles
as Self
Peter Keepnews
as Self
Daniel Slotnik
as Self
Jeff Roth
as Self
Douglas Martin
as Self
Dolores Morrison
as Self
Jack Kadden
as Self
Earl Wilson
as Self
Paul Vitello
as Self
Production
Nion McEvoy Co-Executive Producer
Caitlin Mae Burke Producer

Sound
Joel Goodman Original Music Composer

Camera
Ben Wolf Director of Photography

Editing
Kristin Bye Editor
Kenn Rabin Archival Footage Coordinator

Sound
David Hocs Sound Mixer

Visual Effects
Andrew Roberts Animation

Editing
Will Cox Digital Intermediate

Production
Vanessa Gould Producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous Executive Producer
Pamela Tanner Boll Executive Producer
Josh Wick Co-Producer
Sally Rosenthal Consulting Producer
Kenn Rabin Consulting Producer

Sound
Mike Frank Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Camera
Marshall Stief Camera Operator

Editing
Drew Kilgore Digital Intermediate

Crew
Patricia Shannahan Legal Services
John Sloss Thanks
Reid Antin Production Intern
Sarah Gittins Production Intern
Elizabeth Rosenkranz Production Intern

Editing
Henry Carroll Assistant Editor

Crew
Sophie Nobler Production Intern
Kiara Walker Legal Services

Editing
Caitlin Tartaro Digital Intermediate

Costume & Make-Up
Aina Lee Makeup Artist

Directing
Vanessa Gould Director





















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