

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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Cast

Sebiye Behtiyar
Aishe

Fred Hechinger
Skinner

Landyn Lu
Munro

Ella Rouwen Chen
Chen

B. Todd Johnston
Jim

Maxwell Almono
Luis

Justin Cotta
Cop (Times Square)

Alicher Adill
Aziz

Dralla Aierken
Arzu
Erden Uyghur
Young Aishe

Esther Chen
Min

Celine Cheung
Yi