Aspen Film's June Indie Showcase
OBIT
Every morning, a small staff of obituary writers at The New York Times deposits the details of three or four extraordinary lives into the cultural memory – each life’s story spun amid the daily beat of war, politics, and football scores. It’s amazing what goes on in the obits.
OBIT is the first documentary to look into the world of editorial obituaries, via the legendary obit desk at The Times. The film invites some of the most essential questions we ask ourselves about life, memory and the inevitable passage of time. What do we choose to remember? What never dies? (USA, 2016)
“As documentaries go, few of them are as outright entertaining to watch as director Vanessa Gould's fascinating treatment of The New York Times obituary reporters..." – Deadline
"As OBIT discovers, the lives that fascinate most are often the ones whose names may not have made headlines the first time around." – Vogue
Director: Vanessa Gould
Editor: Kristin Bye
Executive Producer: Pamela Tanner Boll and Geralyn White Dreyfous
Co-presenter: Metropolitan Theatres
Run Time: 1h 35m
