Obit

USA | 2016 | 93 min • documentary feature
  • Coming to Terms

Showings

Harkins Sedona 6 -Theatre 1 Thu, Feb 23, 2017 3:00 PM
Harkins Sedona 6 - Theatre 6 Sat, Feb 25, 2017 3:20 PM
Harkins Sedona 6 - Theatre 5 Sun, Feb 26, 2017 6:15 PM
Film Info
Event Type:documentary feature
Release Year:2016
Run Time:93
Production Country:USA
Trailer:vimeo.com/163131533
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Vanessa Gould
Producer(s):Caitlin Mae Burke
Vanessa Gould

Description

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. There are only a handful of editorial obituary writers in the world, and none are better than at The Times, where obits have become some of the best writing in journalism.

Documentary storytelling in print. First drafts of contemporary history. Mirrors of life’s great variety, humor and pathos. Neatly framed vignettes of worlds that will vanish along with their notable stars. "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?

Included Shorts

Coming to Terms (13min) Spain | 2015 | 13 min • narrative short More