Better Life is an upcoming American independent satirical science fiction dark comedy film written and directed by Jessica Liu in her feature length debut. The cast includes Jim Lau, Valerie Loo, Randall Park, Ming-Na Wen, Joel Kim Booster, Margaret Cho and Yao.
Contents
Premise
A father hopes to help his unemployed daughter have a better life through a new medical procedure.
Cast
Jim Lau
Valerie Loo
Randall Park
Ming-Na Wen
Joel Kim Booster
Margaret Cho
Anirudh Pisharody
Yao
Fivel Stewart
Kelly McCormack
Christine Ko
Tim Chiou
Sophia Xu
Rodney J. Hobbs
Mel Mehrabian
Cassandra Blair
Chris Cortez
Lacey Claire Rogers
Homie Doroodian
Nick Rutherford
Production
The film is written and directed by Jessica Liu in her feature length debut, and follows her short film of the same name. It is produced by Annie Huang and Samantha Gao.
The cast is led by Jim Lau, Valerie Loo, Randall Park, Ming-Na Wen, Joel Kim Booster, Margaret Cho, Anirudh Pisharody and Yao. The cast also includes Fivel Stewart, Kelly McCormack, Christine Ko and Tim Chiou, with Sophia Xu, Rodney J. Hobbs, Mel Mehrabian, Cassandra Blair, Chris Cortez, Lacey Claire Rogers, Homie Doroodian, and Nick Rutherford.
Principal photography took place in Los Angeles in September 2025 and was completed by the following month.