Preparation for the Next Life
- Released on
- Runtime
- 115 mins
Aishe, a Uyghur woman trained by her military father, migrates to New York City where she finds herself laboring in Chinatown’s underground kitchens. She fatefully encounters Skinner, a young American soldier who has just returned from three tours in the Middle East. While falling in love, they discover the possibility of a better life together than the ones they believed they were destined to live alone.
Aishe, a Uyghur woman trained by her military father, migrates to New York City where she finds herself laboring in Chinatown’s underground kitchens. She fatefully encounters Skinner, a young American soldier who has just returned from three tours in the Middle East. While falling in love, they discover the possibility of a better life together than the ones they believed they were destined to live alone.
Cast
- Sebiye Behtiyar
- Fred Hechinger
- Landyn Lu
- Ella Rouwen Chen
- B. Todd Johnston
- Maxwell Almono
- Justin Cotta
- Alicher Adill
- Dralla Aierken
- Erden Uyghur
- Esther Chen
- Celine Cheung
- Jessica Ma
- Whitney Chi
- Winnie Guo
- Gabriel Furman
- Joshua De Jesus
- Divina Ito
- Jasmin Richardson
- Tien-Li Wu
- Lynn Xiong
- Myrna Cabello
- Austin Owens Kelly
- Nasi Mirsalahuddin
- Doug Yasuda
- Bernadette Quigley
- James DiGiacomo
- Eddie Yu
- Michelle Mao
- Sze Chan
- Mingjie Li
- Sharon Gee
- Jack Williams
- Mick Dempsey
- Nnamdi Nwosa
- Way Zen
- Eon Song
- Lillian Zhou
- Jing Xu
- TJ Lee
- Fady Kerko
- Clem Cheung
- Bret Bailey
- John Maria Gutierrez
- Matt Meinsen
- Imaan Rizwan
Director
- Bing Liu
Producers
- Adele Romanski
- Dede Gardner
- Jeremy Kleiner
- Mark Ceryak
- Barry Jenkins
Screenwriter
- Martyna Majok
