Preparation for the Next Life

Love isn’t an escape, it’s a reason to keep going.

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

Aishe

Fred Hechinger

Skinner

Landyn Lu

Munro

Ella Rouwen Chen

Chen

B. Todd Johnston

Jim

Maxwell Almono

Luis

Justin Cotta

Cop (Times Square)

Alicher Adill

Aziz

Dralla Aierken

Arzu

Erden Uyghur

Young Aishe

Crew

Sophia Lin

Executive Producer

Adele Romanski

Producer

Bing Liu

Executive Producer

Bing Liu

Director

Dede Gardner

Producer

Jeremy Kleiner

Producer

Mark Ceryak

Producer

Jennifer Venditti

Casting

Thurman Martin III

Visual Effects Producer

Yuval Levy

Visual Effects Supervisor

Clips & Videos

Oscar Nominated Director Bing Liu's Narrative Feature Debut 'Preparation for the Next Life'

-'Minding the Gap’s’ Bing Liu Sticks to the Script - Preparation for the Next Life Q&A

Kebab - Official Clip

Arrested - Official Clip

Do It Today - Official Clip