OBIT

FREE SHOWING:

Thursday, Oct. 4th @ 6pm

 

Run Time: 1 hr 33 min

Genre: Documentary/Commentary 

Writers and editors from the New York Times discuss their unique approach to writing the obituaries of public figures.

Director:

Vanessa Gould

Life on a Deadline.

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.