Presence is a thought-provoking and atmospheric film, starring the legend that is Lucy Liu and newcomers Callina Liang and Eddy Maday. At its heart, Presence is a tense family drama wrapped up as a ghost story, observed through the eyes of a supernatural force who shows us the horror of family life and the secrets we keep from each other.

Thank you our friends at Picturehouse and with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery, MilkTea will be hosting community previews of Presence in four different cities, collaborating with community partners BEAM Network, Juniper by the Sea and Move Midlands.

• Mini-Cini, Manchester on 20 January.

• Mockingbird Cinema, Birmingham on 21 January

• Picturehouse Central, London on 21 January

• Picturehouse Cameo, Edinburgh on 22 January

Public booking open on 14 December at 12noon. The booking link will be made available on our socials first, so be sure to follow us on Instagram.

Presence is playing in SUPERSIZE, a MilkTea programme bringing East and Southeast Asian films to more regional audiences, made possible with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery.

BEAM Network is a vibrant and growing community dedicated to advocating and supporting East & South East Asians (ESEAs) working behind-the-scenes in the UK film, television and media industry. We run regular meet-ups, networking events, mentorship and screenings as well as hosting the largest UK ESEA Film & TV Directory.

Juniper by the Sea is the UK’s first ESEA bookshop, with a particular focus on celebrating diasporic voices in writing. The bookshop is primarily based online, but it additionally hosts a number of in-person events to promote ESEA narratives in literature and the wider arts sector.

Move Midlands is a Midlands based theatre company for East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) artists/creatives. Building a more accessible theatre space for the wider ESEA community to explore theatre-making and to create new theatre work grounded in co-creation.