Presence

Presence

TIFF65: Greek Premiere
Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh reinvents horror cinema with Presence, a chilling and almost mystical film, told from the perspective of a spirit trapped inside a house. When a family moves into a seemingly quiet suburban neighborhood, dark secrets begin to emerge, and the spirit residing in the house not only observes their dramas but also becomes part of their lives in unsettling ways. Combining suspense and the supernatural with deep melancholy and existential contemplation, Presence is a rare horror film that evolves into a gripping exploration of how the past can haunt the present. Themes of loss and redemption, the boundaries of existence, and the emotional ties that can bind us give the film a reflective tone and a deeper layer not often found in genre films.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Steven Soderbergh
Script: David Koepp
Cinematography: Peter Andrews
Editing: Mary Ann Bernard
Sound: Thomas Varga, Glenfield Payne
Actors: Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Eddy Maday, West Mulholland, Julia Fox
Production: Extension 765
Producers: Julie Anderson, Ken Meyer
Costumes: Marci Rodgers
Production Design: April Lasky
Executive producer: David Koepp, Corey Bayes
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: USA
Production Year: 2024
Duration: 85'
Distribution in Greece: Tanweer
Contact: Sugar23

Steven Soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He has Swedish, Irish, and Italian roots. Soderbergh's paternal grandfather immigrated to the U.S. from Stockholm. He discovered filmmaking as a teenager and directed short films with a Super 8 and 16 mm cameras. He attended the Louisiana State University Laboratory School for high school before graduating and moving to Hollywood to pursue professional filmmaking. In 2000, Soderbergh directed two major motion pictures that are his most successful films to date: Erin Brockovich and Traffic. The films were both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 2001 ceremony and gave him the first twin director Oscar nomination in almost 60 years.

Filmography

1989 Sex, Lies, and Videotape
1991 Kafka
1996 Gray's Anatomy
1998 Out of Sight
1999 The Limey
2000 Erin Brockovich
2000 Traffic
2001 Ocean’s Eleven
2002 Solaris
2004 Ocean's Twelve
2009 The Girlfriend Experience
2011 Contagion
2012 Magic Mike
2017 Logan Lucky
2019 The Laundromat
2020 Let Them All Talk
2021 No Sudden Move
2024 Presence