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Release Date:
January 27, 2025
Original Title:
Life After
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Catapult Film Fund
ITVS
JustFilms / Ford Foundation
Multitude Films
Straw House Productions
The Harnisch Foundation
The deNovo Initiative
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 100
LIFE AFTER is a gripping investigative documentary that exposes the tangled web of moral dilemmas and profit motives surrounding assisted dying. Disabled filmmaker Reid Davenport uncovers shocking abuses of power while amplifying the voices of the disability community fighting for justice and dignity in an unfolding matter of life and death. In 1983, a disabled Californian woman named Elizabeth Bouvia sought the “right to die,” igniting a national debate about autonomy and the value of disabled lives. After years of courtroom battles, Bouvia vanished from public view. Sundance-winner Davenport embarks on a personal investigation to find out what really happened to Bouvia and reveal why her story is disturbingly relevant today.
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Cinematography:
Amber Fares
Co-Producer:
Lyntoria Newton
Consulting Producer:
Clare Chambers
Director:
Reid Davenport
Editor:
Don Bernier
Executive Producer:
Jessica Devaney
Anya Rous
Ruth Ann Harnisch
Dawn Bonder
Daniel J. Chalfen
Marci Wiseman
Carrie Lozano
James Costa
Original Music Composer:
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Producer:
Colleen Cassingham
Supervising Producer:
Michael Ehrenzweig
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