Film Presence is a boutique marketing and outreach company co-founded by Sara Kiener and Merrill Sterritt. Film Presence combines event-based theatrical screenings with strong outreach partnerships to boost box office sales and maximize the word of mouth leading up to a theatrical engagement. Outreach projects previously managed by Film Presence include Frederick Wiseman’s “La Danse,” Nicole Opper’s “Off and Running,” Andrew Jacob’s “Four Seasons Lodge,” Tamra Davis’ “Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child,” Yael Hersonski’s “A Film Unfinished,” Lucy Walker’s “Waste Land,” and “HOWL” by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
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May 2012: Could Tugg Be For You?
"5 years ago, I interned at a reputable distribution company that no longer exists. 3 years ago, I placed trailers in art house theaters that have since changed owners multiple times or…no longer exist. Throughout, I worked on great films that wouldn’t find their way to a theater today and I worked on campaigns that were banking on ad buys and (fingers crossed) strong reviews. Those days are over, for the most part. And I’ve joined the band of noisemakers encouraging filmmakers to consider alternative means of marketing and exhibition."







