An obituary whittles one’s social contribution down to its barest form and the last ninety years of a life become eclipsed by an escape from a burning building, the site of one of the worst industrial disasters in US history. Like all obituaries, this is a selective interpretation of a rich and complex life. The Obituary Project, an ongoing series with some fifteen elegiac shorts completed to date, rearranges the contours of biography by acknowledging the attributes by which we learn to recognize and which become markers of authentic life.

Director:   Hope Tucker  (their other films)
Producer:  Hope Tucker	Genre:  Documentary
Country:  USA	Copyright Year:  2000
Original Format:  dv	Color Type:  B&W/Color
Sound Type:  Magnetic Stereo	Length:  00:03:00
Original Language:  No Dialogue	Subtitle Language:  English
Other Info: The Obituary Project screenings include the Director’s Lounge, Berlin; Ukrainian Museum of Modern Art, Chicago; WTTW Chicago Public Television; Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles; Athens Film and Video Festival; Ann Arbor Film Festival; Portland International Film Festival, Oregon; Onion City Experimental Festival, Chicago; MIX NYC; Dallas Video Fest; Milwaukee Underground Film Festival; MadCat Women’s International Film Festival, San Francisco; and Images Toronto.

Upcoming Screenings
Venue/Organization	City	Country	Date

Screening History
Venue/Organization	City	Country	Date
Modified Arts	Phoenix	USA	2006-11-30	Event Details
Central Cinema	Seattle	USA	2006-11-08	Event Details
111 Minna Gallery	San Francisco	USA	2006-09-25	Event Details
Axiom Theatre	Houston	USA	2006-09-08	Event Details

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Compilations containing this film
	Independent Exposure Exhibition Independent Exposure 2006 - Fall Edition (MC-574) XI, Vol 4	2006	Program available for theatrical exhibition