Three theater students who are self-isolating at home during the COVID-19 pandemic record their daily lives on their cellphones. Students having an online meeting with their professor are rehearsing a play adapted for the stage from Decameron, which tells the story of a medieval plague. When a student's home becomes a stage, their lives become a play. The distinction between fiction and reality is becoming increasingly blurred. Life and drama merge in a new reality.
Adapted from a 2014 novel by Atticus Lish, Preparation for the Next Life is the feature film debut of documentary filmmaker Bing Liu. With the help of screenwriter Martyna Majok, he paints a realistic and somber portrayal of Aishe, a Uyghur immigrant, as she struggles to make a living while undocumented in the United States.
Is Parasite a Horror Movie? Bong Joon-ho, one of South Korea’s parasite horror movies and most prolific filmmakers, decided to grace the world with one of the bizarre and fascinating movies of 2019.
It doesn’t offer an absolute answer for the dialectical ethical questions that emerged in search of justice but portrays the characters as living people beyond the identities of victims.
Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.
