The Girlfriend Experience

The Girlfriend Experience
The Girlfriend Experience
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steven Soderbergh
Written by	Brian Koppelman; David Levien;
Produced by	Gregory Jacobs; Todd Wagner;
Starring	Sasha Grey; Chris Santos; Glenn Kenny; Peter Zizzo;
Cinematography	Peter Andrews
Edited by	Mary Ann Bernard
Music by	Ross Godfrey
Production; companies	2929 Productions; Extension 765;
Distributed by	Magnolia Pictures
Release dates	January 20, 2009 (Sundance); May 22, 2009 (United States);
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.7 million
Box office	$1 million

The Girlfriend Experience is a 2009 American slice-of-life drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh, written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, and starring then-pornographic actress Sasha Grey.^[2]^[3] It was shot in New York City, and a rough cut was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009.^[4] The film was also made available on Amazon Video on Demand as a pre-theatrical rental.^[5]

Soderbergh mentioned Michelangelo Antonioni's Red Desert and Ingmar Bergman's Cries and Whispers as influences. The film is also notable because it was produced for $1.3 million and was shot with a relatively inexpensive Red One camera.^[6]

^ "The Girlfriend Experience (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
^ Sullivan, David (October 14, 2008). "Sasha Grey Stars in Steven Soderbergh Feature". AVN Media Network. Adult Video News. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
^ Sullivan, David (October 15, 2008). "Video: Soderbergh Directs Sasha Grey". AVN Media Network. Adult Video News. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
^ Weintraub, Steve (January 23, 2009). "The Girlfriend Experience Sundance Review". collider.com. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
^ "The Girlfriend Experience". Amazon Video On Demand. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
^ Macaulay, Scott. "Stimulus Package". Filmmaker. Retrieved January 19, 2023.