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Preparation for the Next Life

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Calorie Rating: 162
Released: 2025-09-05
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 115 Minutes
Studios: Orion Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, PASTEL,


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.

Director / Directors

Bing Liu
Director
Chris Carroll
First Assistant Director
Brittney Diez
Second Assistant Director

Zorinah Juan-Lieber
Script Supervisor
Hannah Hoban
Second Second Assistant Director


Cast

Sebiye Behtiyar
Character: Aishe
Fred Hechinger
Character: Skinner
Landyn Lu
Character: Munro

Ella Rouwen Chen
Character: Chen
B. Todd Johnston
Character: Jim
Maxwell Almono
Character: Luis

Justin Cotta
Character: Cop (Times Square)
Alicher Adill
Character: Aziz
Dralla Aierken
Character: Arzu

Erden Uyghur
Character: Young Aishe
Esther Chen
Character: Min
Celine Cheung
Character: Yi

Jessica Ma
Character: Ma
Whitney Chi
Character: Chi
Winnie Guo
Character: Guo

Gabriel Furman
Character: Officer Furman
Joshua De Jesus
Character: Officer De Jesus
Divina Ito
Character: Deputy

Jasmin Richardson
Character: Jasmin
Tien-Li Wu
Character: Tien-Li
Lynn Xiong
Character: Yu

Myrna Cabello
Character: Myrna
Austin Owens Kelly
Character: Cashier
Nasi Mirsalahuddin
Character: Street Meat Vendor

Doug Yasuda
Character: Doug
Bernadette Quigley
Character: Mrs. Murphy
James DiGiacomo
Character: Jake

Eddie Yu
Character: Polo
Michelle Mao
Character: Angela
Sze Chan
Character: Sassoon

Mingjie Li
Character: Sunnie
Sharon Gee
Character: Zhang Zhuojin
Jack Williams
Character: Johnny H.

Mick Dempsey
Character: McIntyre
Nnamdi Nwosa
Character: Tourist
Way Zen
Character: Herbalist

Eon Song
Character: Plexiglass Woman
Lillian Zhou
Character: Receptinoist
Jing Xu
Character: Lawyer

TJ Lee
Character: Clerk
Fady Kerko
Character: Mullah
Clem Cheung
Character: Kitchen Boss

Bret Bailey
Character: Immigration Judge
John Maria Gutierrez
Character: Gold Tooth
Matt Meinsen
Character: Bailiff

Imaan Rizwan
Character: Colorful Headscarf Woman


Production and Crew

Bing Liu
Executive Producer
Mark Ceryak
Producer

Sophia Lin
Executive Producer

Thurman Martin III
Visual Effects Producer
Yuval Levy
Visual Effects Supervisor

Ante Cheng
Director of Photography
Kelly McGehee
Production Design

Julia Lallas
Makeup Department Head
Robert Lugo
Hair Department Head
Scott Burik
Stunt Coordinator

Alan Scott Neal
Casting Associate
Brad Pitt
Executive Producer

Emile Mosseri
Original Music Composer
Keri Langerman
Costume Design

Martyna Majok
Screenplay
Susan Jacobs
Music Supervisor
Jeffrey Penman
Co-Producer

Jessica Petruccelli
Set Decoration
Howard Kang
Set Dresser
Chris Carroll
Co-Producer

Atticus Lish
Consulting Producer
Morgan Newell
Unit Production Manager
Sophia Lin
Unit Production Manager

Christopher Place
Stunt Coordinator
Tracey Ruggiero
Stunt Coordinator
Ernie Vigil
Stunt Coordinator




Ed Duran
Stunts
Abraham Chan
Art Department Coordinator
Graham Wichman
Assistant Set Decoration

Anthony Segro
Set Dresser

Sean Capitelli
Set Dresser
Allen Ploenes
Set Dresser
Katy Porter
Set Decoration Buyer

Lance Mitchell
Art Direction
Marissa Todd
Assistant Art Director
Jackie Goncalves
Set Decorating Coordinator

Sachi Masuda
Costume Supervisor

Alexa De Fazio
Truck Costumer
Laura Vansickle
Set Costumer
Veronica Johnson
Set Costumer

Desaree Oliver-Montenegro
Costume Coordinator
Monica Jacobs
Property Master
Allison O'Shea
Assistant Property Master

Yuko Sobrin
Property Buyer
Charles Zambrano
Key Makeup Artist
Adam Bailey
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Vita Viscuso
Key Hair Stylist
Joel San Juan
"A" Camera Operator
Ema Rees-Scanlon
First Assistant "A" Camera

Jonathan M. Peralta
Second Assistant "B" Camera

Malika Franklin
Digital Imaging Technician
Dimitri Kouri
Production Sound Mixer
Dan Green
Boom Operator

Mariana Benevello
Additional Editor
Lindsay Huang
Assistant Editor
Tayler Haynes
Post Production Coordinator

Dowen James
Post Production Assistant
Gene Park
Supervising Sound Editor
Gene Park
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ric Schnupp
Sound Effects Editor
Ric Schnupp
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dave Paterson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kristin Catuogno
Dialogue Editor
Matt Rigby
Dialogue Editor
Eliza Paley
ADR Editor

Tyler Newhouse
Assistant Sound Editor
Igor Nikolic
Foley Editor
Matthew Haasch
Foley Supervisor

Jay Peck
Foley Artist
Matthew Kay
Foley Mixer
Matthew Atwood
Chief Lighting Technician

Luke Provenzano
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Chris Cazavilan
First Company Grip
Richard Auth
Second Company Grip

Kenneth Kildee
Dolly Grip
Jon Dowdy
Special Effects Coordinator
Justin Kron
Location Manager

Stephen Donovan
Assistant Location Manager
Ivy Pham
Casting Assistant
Spring Sutter
Production Accountant

Angela Coleman
Payroll Accountant
Jaclyn Martinez
Still Photographer
Richard Hebrank
Construction Coordinator

Teddy Blanks
Title Designer
Margot Bennett
Visual Effects Coordinator

Alanna Levy
Set Decoration Buyer