Preparation for the Next Life

Preparation for the Next Life (2025)

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

  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 2025-09-05
  • User Rating: 4.5/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 56min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Orion Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Bing Liu
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Summary

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.

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  • Sebiye Behtiyar

    as Aishe
  • Fred Hechinger

    as Skinner
  • Landyn Lu

    as Munro
  • Ella Rouwen Chen

    as Chen
  • B. Todd Johnston

    as Jim
  • Maxwell Almono

    as Luis
  • Justin Cotta

    as Cop (Times Square)
  • Alicher Adill

    as Aziz
  • Dralla Aierken

    as Arzu
  • Erden Uyghur

    as Young Aishe
  • Esther Chen

    as Min
  • Celine Cheung

    as Yi
  • Jessica Ma

    as Ma
  • Whitney Chi

    as Chi
  • Winnie Guo

    as Guo
  • Gabriel Furman

    as Officer Furman
  • Joshua De Jesus

    as Officer De Jesus
  • Divina Ito

    as Deputy
  • Jasmin Richardson

    as Jasmin
  • Tien-Li Wu

    as Tien-Li
  • Lynn Xiong

    as Yu
  • Myrna Cabello

    as Myrna
  • Austin Owens Kelly

    as Cashier
  • Nasi Mirsalahuddin

    as Street Meat Vendor
  • Doug Yasuda

    as Doug
  • Bernadette Quigley

    as Mrs. Murphy
  • James DiGiacomo

    as Jake
  • Eddie Yu

    as Polo
  • Michelle Mao

    as Angela
  • Sze Chan

    as Sassoon
  • Mingjie Li

    as Sunnie
  • Sharon Gee

    as Zhang Zhuojin
  • Jack Williams

    as Johnny H.
  • Mick Dempsey

    as McIntyre
  • Nnamdi Nwosa

    as Tourist
  • Way Zen

    as Herbalist
  • Eon Song

    as Plexiglass Woman
  • Lillian Zhou

    as Receptinoist
  • Jing Xu

    as Lawyer
  • TJ Lee

    as Clerk
  • Fady Kerko

    as Mullah
  • Clem Cheung

    as Kitchen Boss
  • Bret Bailey

    as Immigration Judge
  • John Maria Gutierrez

    as Gold Tooth
  • Matt Meinsen

    as Bailiff
  • Imaan Rizwan

    as Colorful Headscarf Woman
Directing Bing Liu Director
Production Bing Liu Executive Producer
Production Mark Ceryak Producer
Production Dede Gardner Producer
Production Jeremy Kleiner Producer
Production Sophia Lin Executive Producer
Production Adele Romanski Producer
Production Jennifer Venditti Casting
Visual Effects Thurman Martin III Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Yuval Levy Visual Effects Supervisor
Camera Ante Cheng Director of Photography
Editing Anne McCabe Editor
Art Kelly McGehee Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Julia Lallas Makeup Department Head
Costume & Make-Up Robert Lugo Hair Department Head
Directing Chris Carroll First Assistant Director
Directing Brittney Diez Second Assistant Director
Crew Scott Burik Stunt Coordinator
Production Alan Scott Neal Casting Associate
Production Brad Pitt Executive Producer
Production Barry Jenkins Producer
Sound Emile Mosseri Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Keri Langerman Costume Design
Writing Atticus Lish Book
Writing Martyna Majok Screenplay
Sound Susan Jacobs Music Supervisor
Production Jeffrey Penman Co-Producer
Art Jessica Petruccelli Set Decoration
Art Howard Kang Set Dresser
Production Chris Carroll Co-Producer
Production Atticus Lish Consulting Producer
Production Morgan Newell Unit Production Manager
Production Sophia Lin Unit Production Manager
Crew Christopher Place Stunt Coordinator
Crew Tracey Ruggiero Stunt Coordinator
Crew Ernie Vigil Stunt Coordinator
Crew Emily Tung Stunts
Crew Chris Silcox Stunts
Crew Derrick Simmons Stunts
Crew Jimmy P. Wong Stunts
Crew Marc Terrien Stunts
Crew Mariusz Kubicki Stunts
Crew Shane Geraghty Stunts
Crew Luke Vexler Stunts
Crew Bryce Burke Stunts
Crew Ed Duran Stunts
Art Abraham Chan Art Department Coordinator
Art Graham Wichman Assistant Set Decoration
Art Craig Capitelli Leadman
Art Anthony Segro Set Dresser
Art Courtney Fitzpatrick Set Dresser
Art Sean Capitelli Set Dresser
Art Allen Ploenes Set Dresser
Art Katy Porter Set Decoration Buyer
Art Lance Mitchell Art Direction
Art Marissa Todd Assistant Art Director
Art Jackie Goncalves Set Decorating Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Sachi Masuda Costume Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Meghann Plummer Tailor
Costume & Make-Up Arlene Lind-Watson Ager/Dyer
Costume & Make-Up Alexa De Fazio Truck Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Laura Vansickle Set Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Veronica Johnson Set Costumer
Costume & Make-Up Desaree Oliver-Montenegro Costume Coordinator
Art Monica Jacobs Property Master
Art Allison O'Shea Assistant Property Master
Art Yuko Sobrin Property Buyer
Costume & Make-Up Charles Zambrano Key Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Adam Bailey Special Effects Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Vita Viscuso Key Hair Stylist
Camera Joel San Juan "A" Camera Operator
Camera Ema Rees-Scanlon First Assistant "A" Camera
Camera Jonathan M. Peralta Second Assistant "B" Camera
Crew Aaron Champagne Loader
Crew Ariel Watson Loader
Camera Malika Franklin Digital Imaging Technician
Directing Zorinah Juan-Lieber Script Supervisor
Sound Dimitri Kouri Production Sound Mixer
Sound Dan Green Boom Operator
Editing Mariana Benevello Additional Editor
Editing Lindsay Huang Assistant Editor
Production Tayler Haynes Post Production Coordinator
Crew Dowen James Post Production Assistant
Sound Gene Park Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Gene Park Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Ric Schnupp Sound Effects Editor
Sound Ric Schnupp Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Dave Paterson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Kristin Catuogno Dialogue Editor
Sound Matt Rigby Dialogue Editor
Sound Eliza Paley ADR Editor
Sound Tyler Newhouse Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Igor Nikolic Foley Editor
Sound Matthew Haasch Foley Supervisor
Sound Jay Peck Foley Artist
Sound Matthew Kay Foley Mixer
Lighting Matthew Atwood Chief Lighting Technician
Lighting Luke Provenzano Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Camera Chris Cazavilan First Company Grip
Camera Richard Auth Second Company Grip
Camera Kenneth Kildee Dolly Grip
Directing Hannah Hoban Second Second Assistant Director
Crew Jon Dowdy Special Effects Coordinator
Production Justin Kron Location Manager
Production Stephen Donovan Assistant Location Manager
Production Ivy Pham Casting Assistant
Production Spring Sutter Production Accountant
Production Angela Coleman Payroll Accountant
Camera Jaclyn Martinez Still Photographer
Art Richard Hebrank Construction Coordinator
Crew Alicia Leatherbury-Lamberti In Memory Of
Art Teddy Blanks Title Designer
Visual Effects Margot Bennett Visual Effects Coordinator
Art Alanna Levy Set Decoration Buyer

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