OBIT.
MONDAY, July 10, 7:30 PM
Chilmark Community Center
Discussion to follow with director Vanessa Gould
How do you put a life into 500 words? This is the daunting task that the small staff of obituary writers at the New York Times faces everyday. From Peabody Award-winning director Vanessa Gould, this first-ever glimpse into the daily rituals, triumphs, and existential angst of the Times obit writers offers quirky insight on what and who makes history, and how it is recorded.