Do you believe in love afterlife?
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Logline: On her 30th birthday, an anxious nanny who fears death discovers she can see ghosts—and must help them move on. Along the way, an unexpected ghostly romance forces her to face her grief and finally embrace life.
The Pitch
Love Afterlife is a supernatural romantic dramedy — think Ghost meets Russian Doll meets When Harry Met Sally
Our story begins with RAVEN experiencing severe anxiety about the arrival of her 30th birthday and she skips out on a thoughtfully planned party with friends at a bar. Her world is small, mostly time spent with her best friend LINDSEY, a therapist (not Raven’s) and REGGIE, a boy she nannie’s for who loves wearing his mother’s clothing. After blowing out a lonely birthday candle, everything changes. She discovers she now has the hereditary ability to see ghosts. She is tasked by the spirit of her Grandmother to take on the family’s responsibility of helping these spirits pass on and to find their “Death’s Purpose.” She then begins meeting other spirits: SYD, the flamboyant “imaginary friend” of REGGIE, and SAM, a mysterious man her age who she feels an inexplicable pull toward.
After some adjustment to her new reality, RAVEN begins to embrace her gift. She connects with SYD, who happens to be REGGIE’S uncle, and learns of his tragic past: having ended his own life after being rejected by his conservative family. He also tells Raven about his one true love PAUL, a man who dreamed of performing in drag but was too afraid to live his truth.
RAVEN and SAM develop a friendship that evolves into deep unsaid feelings and undeniable magnetism. This comes into the open when RAVEN is encouraged by LINDSEY to go on a date with TOBY, a charming man who leads ghost tours. SAM’S jealousy flares.
RAVEN and SYD take REGGIE to a drag show hoping to give SYD closure seeing PAUL perform. It is a magical night, but infuriates REGGIE’S conservative family who fire RAVEN. She is devastated and is shocked when her former employer shows up at her door to inform her that REGGIE has run away.
They find him at the drag club, which leads to a reconciliation with SYD, PAUL, and his family. The family leaves with hearts wide open to REGGIE’S authentic self and the conversation is truly healing for SYD and PAUL. Now at peace and having fulfilled his “Death’s Purpose,” SYD passes on.
In her grief and joy, SAM reveals his feelings to RAVEN. He is angry to be dead and RAVEN fights their connection. During their heated argument, TOBY stops by, and SAM in a moment of passionate desperation possesses his body allowing him and RAVEN to be together...physically. A blissful, messy evening that ends with TOBY being hospitalized and RAVEN alone again to confront her deepest fears.
SAM and RAVEN reconcile after their “intimate” evening and conflicts. SAM, begins to remember the circumstances of his death. He tragically died in a motorcycle accident, after leaving early at a bar. The very bar and the very same evening of RAVEN’S would-be birthday party. The one she did not attend. They realize why they’ve felt so deeply connected, they were supposed to meet and love each other, in one way or another. RAVEN gives herself permission to love SAM, healing a deep wound within herself. In a moment of deep connection, SAM moves on. His purpose complete. To help her choose to live and choose to love. To love her, however brief.
The film ends a little bit in the future. RAVEN, now stronger and more open to life, prepares for a road trip with LINDSEY. She is not “cured” but she is free from the grip of fear. Finally living her life, and that is enough.
Themes
Love Afterlife explores the universal struggle of living with loss and fear while still daring to love. At its core, the film is about love as the antidote to fear—Raven’s ghostly romance with Sam reveals that the inevitability of endings only makes our connections more meaningful. Through her journey, the story examines how grief and loss shape us, how healing and acceptance become possible when we face our fears directly, and how relationships—whether with friends, family, children, or even ghosts—carry us through life’s darkest moments. Raven’s death anxiety drives her arc, but it’s through self-discovery that she learns to embrace impermanence and recognize her own capacity for resilience, empathy, and fearless love.
Style & Tone:
Blending the dark humor of Russian Doll, the romantic intimacy of When Harry Met Sally, and the bittersweet magical realism of Ghost, the film balances laugh-out-loud moments with tear-jerking tenderness. It’s cinematic yet cozy, grounded in everyday life but tinged with the surreal. With a female-driven, queer-affirming voice, the tone is witty, heartfelt, and mystical—making death feel both terrifying and tender, and love feel eternal.
