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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.