Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Life After
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Rebecca Castner as Self

Rebecca Castner

Self

Alex Thompson as Self

Alex Thompson

Self

Catherine Frazee as Self

Catherine Frazee

Self

Ann Gulliver as Self

Ann Gulliver

Self

Production Companies

Multitude Films logoMultitude Films
ITVS logoITVS
The Harnisch Foundation logoThe Harnisch Foundation
JustFilms / Ford Foundation logoJustFilms / Ford Foundation
Straw House Productions
The deNovo Initiative logoThe deNovo Initiative