After Life

“What’s After Life? I feel like I’ve seen that. Oh, that sounds a good one to see, even if I have seen it before. 1998.”

“After Life. It is a masterpiece. It's a movie about what happens when you die and you're sort of in between and they're trying to sort of figure out where you go and they ask each person to come up with a memory that they really remember that was a beautiful memory. The two most comforting sounds growing up for me was my dad's typewriter and my mom's footsteps. That would be what I would pick to live forever because that's when I felt their presence.”

“After Life. I actually think this is very relevant for our work, which is funny that we haven't talked about it because it's such an interesting way of talking about the metaphysical without any science fiction bells or whistles. Very grounded in the mundane but not in a quirky way. Using metaphor—sometimes I think maybe the afterlife really will be like a late 90s version of some building. I love discovering something that you can't believe you don't know.”

“After Life. I got to jury with Kore-eda at Cannes this year and he very quickly became one of my favorite people in the world. Watched Monster immediately, one of my favorite films, so I'm creating my Kore-eda collection with this. Love you, Kore-eda.”

“Yes, After Life. This film is so beautiful and the whole premise is that people die, go to this building and they're interviewed by these people who are actually working the place and they have to say a moment in their lives that they'd be willing to live to eternity. These people just saying these very simple moments that they remember as the most cherished moment of their lives is truly wonderful. Life-changing movie, I highly recommend.”

“After Life, Kore-eda. I love this film. It's shot in this documentary style and I'm sure you guys have seen this film or maybe not, but it's very emotional, a slow burn, but just so perfect.”

“A great film by Kore-eda, a Japanese filmmaker who I met right after this film. He loved Hedwig. I was there when someone told Kore-eda that the last film that Noah wanted to watch was a film that he helped, which was this. And Kore-eda just started weeping, A beautiful film about a possible afterlife that really is a metaphor for filmmaking. So I’ll definitely be taking After Life home, which will prepare me for my impending end.”