Preparation for the Next Life

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

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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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Creators

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Bing Liu

director

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Atticus Lish

writer

Martyna Majok

writer

Cast

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Sebiye Behtiyar actor Fred Hechinger actor

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Landyn Lu actor

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Ella Rouwen Chen actor

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B. Todd Johnston actor

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Maxwell Almono actor

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Justin Cotta actor

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Alicher Adill actor

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Dralla Aierken actor

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Erden Uyghur actor

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Esther Chen actor

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Celine Cheung actor

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Jessica Ma actor

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Whitney Chi actor

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Winnie Guo actor

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Gabriel Furman actor

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Joshua De Jesus actor

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Divina Ito actor

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Jasmin Richardson actor

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Tien-Li Wu actor