Film Streams is proud to be part of this year's Common Senses Festival. Running Sep 12-27, this Omaha-based festival features groundbreaking performances, cutting-edge science and technology, and thought-provoking films with a mission to explore and celebrate the uniqueness and commonalities of all of humanity with a focus on arts, science, and disability acceptance.

Be sure to stay after the film for a Reel Talk Pro Q&A with Reid Davenport, the film's director.

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.

Reviews
"Life After doesn’t equivocate; neither does it offer easy answers. It tackles a thorny topic in a challenging way, with the tenderness, complexity and — notwithstanding Davenport’s earlier wish — the personal perspective it deserves." – The New York Times