
Obit
Visit website6.3/10 • 19
2017-01-11 • 1h 33m
An inside look at life on the New York Times obituaries desk.
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.
- Directors
- Vanessa Gould
- Editors
- Kristin Bye

Obit
Visit website2017-01-11 • 1h 33m
6.3/10 • 19
An inside look at life on the New York Times obituaries desk.
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.
- Directors
- Vanessa Gould
- Editors
- Kristin Bye
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Bruce Weber
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William Grimes
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Jeff Roth
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Douglas Martin
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