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Vanessa Gould

Disruptor Series

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On Assignment - From the duPont-Columbia Awards

Obsessed With Death

John Sayles

Ang Lee

Alex Gibney

John Adams

Jane Eyre

Tim Staples

Kelly McEvers

Nick Prueher

Jane Fonda

Maria Shriver

Sebastian Junger

Kai Wright

Hans Zimmer

Patrick Smith

Julius Onah

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Vanessa Gould, director of the documentary Obit is on the podcast this week! The first documentary to look into the world of newspaper obituaries, via the obituary desk at The New York Times. Make sure you rate, review and subscribe - follow on Spotify. 

Vanessa Gould, director of the documentary Obit is on the podcast this week! The first documentary to look into the world of newspaper obituaries, via the obituary desk at The New York Times. Make sure you rate, review and subscribe - follow on Spotify.

Documentarian Vanessa Gould 

'Obit' by Vanessa Gould offers viewers a glimpse into the world of the New York Times obituaries desk, examining the work of the small team tasked with writing profiles of the recently deceased.

#29: Vanessa Gould

Here's a Disruption: What if the most life-affirming film you will see this year is a film about death? That's the case with a wonderful new documentary called "Obit." On this podcast, Rob Schwartz sits down with Vanessa Gould, the visionary filmmaker behind "Obit." Listen in as they unearth the disruptive story behind the amazing people who write obituaries for the The New York Times -- and learn about their incredible subjects. You'll also hear how Vanessa threw away her lucrative corporate gig to pursue the wonders of storytelling and art. Credits Host - Rob Schwartz  Intro/Outro Voiced by Theresa Howard/Sophia Barnett Executive Producer - Dan Bradbury Audio Engineer/Sound Design - Corey Bauman

Here's a Disruption: What if the most life-affirming film you will see this year is a film about death? That's the case with a wonderful new documentary called "Obit." On this podcast, Rob Schwartz sits down with Vanessa Gould, the visionary filmmaker behind "Obit." Listen in as they unearth the disruptive story behind the amazing people who write obituaries for the The New York Times -- and learn about their incredible subjects. You'll also hear how Vanessa threw away her lucrative corporate gig to pursue the wonders of storytelling and art.  Credits Host - Rob Schwartz  Intro/Outro Voiced by Theresa Howard/Sophia Barnett Executive Producer - Dan Bradbury Audio Engineer/Sound Design - Corey Bauman

Vanessa Gould is "Disrupting Death"

Currently based in Brooklyn, Vanessa studied piano at the New England Conservatory, and art history, architecture and physics at Columbia University.  Her first documentary film was the Peabody-award winning Between the Folds. Between the Folds has been translated into over ten languages and broadcast in dozens of countries as well as screening at international film festivals.  Vanessa was a featured presenter at the EG 2010 conference, and serves on the jury for the News and Documentary Emmy Awards, as well as on several festival juries.  Vanessa produced and shot for Showtime's Years of Living Dangerously, a documentary series about climate change executive produced by James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.  Vanessa's most recent documentary feature film is Obit, about The New York Times obituaries and their writer-reporters. Obit world-premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and has been in limited release around the United States.  

Currently based in Brooklyn, <a href="https://www.vanessagould.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vanessa</a> studied piano at the <a href="http://necmusic.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New England Conservatory</a>, and art history, architecture and physics at <a href="http://www.columbia.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Columbia University</a>. Her first documentary film was the <a href="http://peabodyawards.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peabody-award</a> winning <a href="https://www.vanessagould.com/between-the-folds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Between the Folds</a>. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1253565" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Between the Folds</a> has been translated into over ten languages and broadcast in dozens of countries as well as screening at international film festivals. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3059129" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vanessa</a> was a featured presenter at the <a href="https://www.egconf.com/events/eg-2010" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EG 2010</a> conference, and serves on the jury for the News and Documentary <a href="http://www.emmys.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emmy Awards</a>, as well as on several festival juries. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3059129" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vanessa</a> produced and shot for <a href="http://www.sho.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Showtime's</a> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2963070" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Years of Living Dangerously</a>, a documentary series about climate change executive produced by <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000116" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Cameron</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005545" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jerry Weintraub</a>, and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000216" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a>. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3059129" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vanessa's</a> most recent documentary feature film is <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4820284" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Obit</a>, about <a href="https://www.nytimes.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New York Times</a> obituaries and their writer-reporters. <a href="https://www.vanessagould.com/obit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Obit</a> world-premiered at the <a href="https://tribecafilm.com/festival" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tribeca Film Festival</a> and has been in limited release around the United States.