After Life (1998) | Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

In this episode, we discuss Hirokazu Kore-eda's After Life, including the film's documentary aesthetic, how Kore-eda communicates information visually, and the way exposition is made engaging.

See where After Life is available to watch.

Supplemental Material:

The Criterion Collection's After Life Blu-ray

BFI's After Life Blu-ray

After Life: In Memoriam by Viet Thanh Nguyen

On the Novelistic Afterlife of After Life by Hirokazu Kore-eda

After Life Press Kit

Additional Audio Sources:

After Life Trailer

The Criterion Collection's After Life Blu-ray

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