Presence movie storyline. Is there any other filmmaker who toggles between Hollywood fare and adventurous indies as sophisticatedly as Steven Soderbergh? His innovative thriller Presence draws from his agility and infinite experimental curiosity, as it unleashes a ghost story from the dizzyingly immersive point of view of a paranormal being, one that haunts an unsuspecting family in their new house.
Chilling in its freewheeling camerawork and unexpectedly heartbreaking, Soderbergh’s latest (written by the unrivaled David Koepp) both takes us back to the timeless cinematic basics of sad ghosts with unfinished business and delivers something formally fresh that renews the supernatural genre. As its unfussy, loosely fragmented structure navigates complex familial dynamics, immense grief, and real-world threats several shades more frightening than anything ethereal, Lucy Liu emerges as an MVP, as does terrific newcomer Callina Liang.
Principal photography took place in the summer of 2023 with an interim SAG-AFTRA agreement from the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[5] The film is shot entirely in the first-person perspective, and was filmed in Cranford, New Jersey. The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024. Shortly after, Neon acquired distribution rights to the film for $5 million.
Presence is a 2024 American psychological thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by David Koepp. It stars Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Eddy Maday, West Mulholland, Benny Elledge, Lucas Papaelias, Chris Sullivan, Daniel Danielson, and Natalie Woolams-Torres.
Presence (2024)
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Eddy Maday, West Mulholland, Benny Elledge, Lucas Papaelias, Chris Sullivan, Daniel Danielson, Natalie Woolams-Torres
Screenplay by: David Koepp
Production Design by: April Lasky
Cinematography by: Peter Andrews
Film Editing by: Mary Ann Bernard
Costume Design by: Marci Rodgers
Set Decoration by: Imogen Lee
Art Direction by: Eric Bryant
Music by: Zack Ryan
MPAA Rating: R for violence, drug material, language, sexuality and teen drinking.
Distributed by: Neon
Release Date: January 19, 2024 (Sundance)
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