The film investigates several philosophical and legal themes while following Passon in his normal life volunteering at Germany’s Federal Agency for Technical Relief as well as attending bareback sex parties.

Shooting took place the following three years in a team of two together with Krummel’s assistant director and sound recordist Erik Lemke.

Christian Eichler from the German internet radio and podcast label Detektor.fm says André Krummel uses the film to draw a sensitive portrait with many unanswered questions.

The documentary received further positive press from the online magazine Berliner Filmfestivals, stating that the film remained "very close" to the protagonist and makes an "important contribution to the discussion of sexual morality and perversion.

"[3] After the Future premiered at DOK Leipzig in 2017 and received an Honorary Mention in the German Competition for Long Documentary and Animated Film Award.