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  • 2017
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2017
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary It's a shame no one wants to talk to them at parties, because obituary writers are a surprisingly funny bunch. Ten hours before newspapers hit neighborhood doorsteps—and these days, ten minutes before news hits the web—an obit writer is racing against deadline to sum up a long and newsworthy life in under 1000 words. The details of these...

Directed By: Vanessa Gould

  • 2017
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2017
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 33 m

Obit

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Summary It's a shame no one wants to talk to them at parties, because obituary writers are a surprisingly funny bunch. Ten hours before newspapers hit neighborhood doorsteps—and these days, ten minutes before news hits the web—an obit writer is racing against deadline to sum up a long and newsworthy life in under 1000 words. The details of these...

Directed By: Vanessa Gould

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88
May 18, 2017
You might think a documentary about the obituary writers at the New York Times would be a depressing, sobering, scholarly work — but it’s anything but.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW
88
May 11, 2017
It is fascinating to watch the writers in “Obit” strive to do right by their subjects, warts and all.
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Apr 11, 2017
Engaging and lively.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 26, 2017
The fascinations of Obit, Vanessa Gould’s slick but entertaining documentary about the New York Times obituary department, operate on two levels.
By Godfrey Cheshire FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 26, 2017
It’s easy to forgive it for its shortcomings, for rarely does the idea of death elicit the warmth and utter charm as it does in this documentary.
By Jose Solís FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 26, 2017
If, overall, Obit is merely pleasant in a predictable, innocuous way, it’s nonetheless well-crafted and moderately educational.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 23, 2017
The film ascribes to a conventionally contrapuntal take on the lives of those who spend all day surrounded by death.
By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Green Fuse Films, Imperfect Films, Mystic Artists Films Productions, Topiary Productions
Release Date Apr 26, 2017
Duration 1 h 33 m
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Tagline An inside look at life on the New York Times obituaries desk.
Website http://obitdoc.com/
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Awards

Portland International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
International Documentary Association
• 1 Nomination
Philadelphia Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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