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Obit (2017)

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

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Vanessa Gould

Synopsis

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.

Actors

William McDonald
William McDonald
Himself
Bruce Weber
Bruce Weber
Himself
Margalit Fox
Margalit Fox
Herself
William Grimes
William Grimes
Himself
Jon Pareles
Jon Pareles
Himself
Peter Keepnews
Peter Keepnews
Himself
Daniel Slotnik
Daniel Slotnik
Himself
Jeff Roth
Jeff Roth
Himself
Douglas Martin
Douglas Martin
Himself
Dolores Morrison
Dolores Morrison
Herself
Jack Kadden
Jack Kadden
Himself
Earl Wilson
Earl Wilson
Himself
Paul Vitello
Paul Vitello
Himself

Crews

Caitlin Mae Burke
Caitlin Mae Burke
Producer
Joel Goodman
Joel Goodman
Original Music Composer
Ben Wolf
Ben Wolf
Director of Photography
Kristin Bye
Kristin Bye
Editor
Kenn Rabin
Kenn Rabin
Archival Footage Coordinator
David Hocs
David Hocs
Sound Mixer
Andrew Roberts
Andrew Roberts
Animation
Will Cox
Will Cox
Digital Intermediate
Vanessa Gould
Vanessa Gould
Producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous
Geralyn White Dreyfous
Executive Producer
Pamela Tanner Boll
Pamela Tanner Boll
Executive Producer
Josh Wick
Josh Wick
Co-Producer
Sally Rosenthal
Sally Rosenthal
Consulting Producer
Kenn Rabin
Kenn Rabin
Consulting Producer
Mike Frank
Mike Frank
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Marshall Stief
Marshall Stief
Camera Operator
Drew Kilgore
Drew Kilgore
Digital Intermediate
Patricia Shannahan
Patricia Shannahan
Legal Services
John Sloss
John Sloss
Thanks
Reid Antin
Reid Antin
Production Intern
Sarah Gittins
Sarah Gittins
Production Intern
Elizabeth Rosenkranz
Elizabeth Rosenkranz
Production Intern
Henry Carroll
Henry Carroll
Assistant Editor
Sophie Nobler
Sophie Nobler
Production Intern
Kiara Walker
Kiara Walker
Legal Services
Caitlin Tartaro
Caitlin Tartaro
Digital Intermediate
Aina Lee
Aina Lee
Makeup Artist
Vanessa Gould
Vanessa Gould
Director

Trailers and other movies

Obit.

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