Signature Screenings
Preparation for the Next Life
Based on Atticus Lish’s novel of the same name, Preparation for the Next Life is the story of Aishe, a Uyghur immigrant trained by her military father. Aishe meets Skinner, a young American soldier who has just returned from three tours in the Middle East. In a bustling Chinatown miles away from downtown New York City, the two spark a deep connection. Together, they explore life’s greatest meaning and their determination to create better lives than the ones they have been given. An Amazon MGM Studios release.
A Q&A with director Bing Liu and actor Sebiye Behtiyar (M.A. acting) immediately follows the screening.
Presented in English, Chinese, and Uyghur, with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR
Bing Liu
PRODUCERS
Dede Gardner
Jeremy Kleiner
Adele Romanski
Barry Jenkins
Mark Ceryak
WRITER
Martyna Majok
CAST
Fred Hechinger
Sebiye Behtiyar
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Bing Liu is a filmmaker best known for his 2018 feature documentary Minding the Gap, which earned nominations for an Academy Award and an Emmy Award and won a Peabody Award. He was also a story director on America to Me, a watershed docuseries examining racial inequities in one of the nation's most diverse public high schools.