"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 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
Nion McEvoy Co-Executive Producer
Sarah Gittins Production Intern
Vanessa Gould Producer
Josh Wick Co-Producer
Sophie Nobler Production Intern
Patricia Shannahan Legal Services
Reid Antin Production Intern
Ben Wolf Director of Photography
Mike Frank Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Caitlin Tartaro Digital Intermediate
Aina Lee Makeup Artist
Sally Rosenthal Consulting Producer
Kristin Bye Editor
Obit. Trailer
Canada 01 May 2016
New Zealand 16 July 2016
United States 11 January 2017
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