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Obit. / Kino Lorber, Green Fuse Films Presents, in association with Mystic Artist Films, Topiary Productions, Imperfectfilms, the Fledgling Fund ; directed by Vanessa Gould.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: K21699Language: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Kino Lorber, Inc., [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Other title:
  • Obit. : life on deadline
Uniform titles:
  • New York times.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Directed by Vanessa Gould, edited by Kristin Bye; executive producer, Pamela Tanner Boll, Geralyn White Dreyfous; co-executive producers, Diana Barrett, Ann Blinkhorn, Barbara Dobkin, Nion McEvoy, Anne Milliken, Katrina vanden Heuvel; produced by Caitlin Mae Burke, Vanessa Gould; consulting producer & archivist, Kenn Rabin; cinematographer, Ben Wolf; original score, Joel Goodman; graphics and animation Andrew Roberts, Kristin Bye; Bruce Weber, Margalit Fox, William McDonald, William Grimes, Douglas Martin, Paul Vitello, Jeff Roth.Summary: At a time when the free press is under threat, OBIT. takes a rare look inside one of the United States' foremost journalistic institutions, The New York Times. The steadfast writers of the paper's Obituaries section approach their work with journalistic rigor and narrative flair, each day depositing the details of a handful of extraordinary lives into the cultural memory. Going beyond the byline and into the minds of those chronicling the recently deceased, OBIT is ultimately a celebration of life that conveys the central role journalism plays in capturing and reporting vital pieces of our history.
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Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD 070.449 O12 Available 33111009076585
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

It's a shame no one wants to talk to them at parties, because obituary writers are a surprisingly funny bunch. Ten hours before newspapers hit neighborhood doorsteps - and these days, ten minutes before news hits the web - an obit writer is racing against deadline to sum up a long and newsworthy life in under 1000 words. 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?

DVD.

English with optical English SDH subtitles; closed-captioned.

Directed by Vanessa Gould, edited by Kristin Bye; executive producer, Pamela Tanner Boll, Geralyn White Dreyfous; co-executive producers, Diana Barrett, Ann Blinkhorn, Barbara Dobkin, Nion McEvoy, Anne Milliken, Katrina vanden Heuvel; produced by Caitlin Mae Burke, Vanessa Gould; consulting producer & archivist, Kenn Rabin; cinematographer, Ben Wolf; original score, Joel Goodman; graphics and animation Andrew Roberts, Kristin Bye; Bruce Weber, Margalit Fox, William McDonald, William Grimes, Douglas Martin, Paul Vitello, Jeff Roth.

Not rated.

At a time when the free press is under threat, OBIT. takes a rare look inside one of the United States' foremost journalistic institutions, The New York Times. The steadfast writers of the paper's Obituaries section approach their work with journalistic rigor and narrative flair, each day depositing the details of a handful of extraordinary lives into the cultural memory. Going beyond the byline and into the minds of those chronicling the recently deceased, OBIT is ultimately a celebration of life that conveys the central role journalism plays in capturing and reporting vital pieces of our history.

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