Obit

Name: Obit
Director: Bruce Weber
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-01-11
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: William McDonald, Bruce Weber, Margalit Fox, William Grimes, Jon Pareles

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

6.3(19 votes)

1h 33m

January 11, 2017

Documentary

Overview

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.