Preparation for the Next Life

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.

• Bing LiuDirector
• Emile MosseriOriginal Music Composer
• Martyna MajokScreenplay

• Sebiye BehtiyarAishe
• Fred HechingerSkinner
• Landyn LuMunro
• Ella Rouwen ChenChen
• B. Todd JohnstonJim
• Maxwell AlmonoLuis
• Justin CottaCop (Times Square)
• Alicher AdillAziz
• Dralla AierkenArzu
• Erden UyghurYoung Aishe
• Esther ChenMin
• Celine CheungYi