Preparation for the Next Life

Preparation for the Next Life (2025) is an American drama you can watch online on iFILM. Aishe grew up under a hard hand — her military father drilled discipline and endurance into her from childhood. Now she's alone in New York, working brutal shifts in Chinatown's underground kitchens.

There she crosses paths with Skinner, a young soldier just back from three tours in the Middle East. Both carry too much wreckage to trust easily. Still, between an undocumented Uyghur migrant and a hollowed-out veteran, something worth surviving for takes hold.

This is the narrative debut of Bing Liu, the documentarian behind the Oscar-nominated Minding the Gap, adapted from Atticus Lish's award-winning novel. It lands as a quiet, unsentimental story where love isn't an exit but a foothold. Stream Preparation for the Next Life (2025) online on iFILM.