OBIT

Directed by VANESSA GOULD

Date

August 20, 2019

About Project

DIRECTOR

VANESSA GOULD

COUNTRY

USA

RUNNING TIME

96 mins

YEAR

2016

LANGUAGE

English

ABOUT THE FILM

The title ‘Obit’ suggests a film about death. It is in fact a witty two-fold celebration of life: at first in the lives of the deceased as remembered in the obituaries of the New York Times; subsequently, in the lives of the reporters. The film follows Bruce Weber as he collects the information later to be shaped into a narrative that will cast light on a life and do justice to a ‘stilled voice’. Gould interweaves the work routine with reflections from those ‘Making a Living Handling Death’ to reveal their humour and quiet grace with a timeless craft.