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Life After

Life After

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Status

Post Production

Release Date

Jan 27, 2025

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Life After

Production Companies

Multitude Films, ITVS, The Harnisch Foundation, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Straw House Productions, The deNovo Initiative, Catapult Film Fund

Director

Reid Davenport

Description

In 1983, a disabled Californian woman named Elizabeth Bouvia sought the “right to die,” igniting a national debate about autonomy, dignity, and the value of disabled lives. After years of courtroom trials, Bouvia disappeared from public view. Disabled director Reid Davenport narrates this investigation of what happened to Bouvia.