"An inside look at life on the New York Times obituaries desk." 11 January 2017 Factual 93 mins
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.
Watch the official Obit 2017 trailer in HD below.
William McDonald as Himself
Bruce Weber as Himself
Margalit Fox as Herself
William Grimes as Himself
Jon Pareles as Himself
Peter Keepnews as Himself
Daniel Slotnik as Himself
Jeff Roth as Himself
Douglas Martin as Himself
Dolores Morrison as Herself
Jack Kadden as Himself
Earl Wilson as Himself
Paul Vitello as Himself
Nion McEvoy Co-Executive Producer
Kenn Rabin Archival Footage Coordinator
David Hocs Sound Mixer
Joel Goodman Original Music Composer
Sally Rosenthal Consulting Producer
John Sloss Thanks
Mike Frank Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kristin Bye Editor
Aina Lee Makeup Artist
Andrew Roberts Animation
Vanessa Gould Producer
Sarah Gittins Production Intern
Vanessa Gould Director
Obit. Trailer
Canada 01 May 2016
New Zealand 16 July 2016
United States 11 January 2017
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