How do you put a life into 500 words? Ask the staff obituary writers at the New York Times. OBIT is a first-ever glimpse into the daily rituals, joys and existential angst of the Times obit writers, as they chronicle life after death on the front lines of history.

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• Green Fuse Films
• William McDonald
• Bruce Weber
• Margalit Fox
• William Grimes
• Jon Pareles
• Peter Keepnews
• Daniel Slotnik
• Jeff Roth