Desc: Script Movie: Past Presence: Directed by Matthew Toffolo. With Matthew Barnes, Val Cole, Geoff Mays, Danielle Nicole. Professor STEPHEN EMERSON (50's) is obsessed with a book, THE DNALYM RHAPSODY, written by EDGAR GRAVES. It explains his theory of past lives and the ability of man to tap into his consciousness to see his or her other lives. One of Dr. Emerson's patients commit suicide after it is believed that she saw into her past lives. Several years prior, Edgar, along with his colleagues, DAVIS, SUZANNE, and JULIO ran an experiment on a homeless man. Edgar has a secret lab and an extraordinary machine that allows the person to explore their past.