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Obit

2017
Directed byVanessa Gould
1h 33m

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.

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William McDonaldSelfBruce WeberSelfMargalit FoxSelf
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Documentary
STATUSReleased
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6.3

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