Film

Preparation for the Next Life

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

5.7

1h 56m

2025

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

Synopsis

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.