Life After
MovieTitle | Life After |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Jan 27, 2025 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Reid Davenport |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Multitude Films, ITVS, The Harnisch Foundation, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Straw House Productions, The deNovo Initiative, Catapult Film Fund |
Run time | 100 min. |
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 and her story’s disturbing relevance today.