Spalding Gray has made the art of the monologue his own from the first time he performed Swimming to Cambodia, a one-man recounting of his experiences while filming the 1984 film The Killing Fields. His presentations were bright, humorous, and emotional, as he drew on the most intimate aspects of his own life without holding back. His untimely death in 2004 came as a devastating shock; this mix of interview and performance footage captures his singular and irreplaceable genius.
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Spalding Gray has made the art of the monologue his own from the first time he performed Swimming to Cambodia, a one-man recounting of his experiences while filming the 1984 film The Killing Fields. His presentations were bright, humorous, and emotional, as he drew on the most intimate aspects of his own life without holding back. His untimely death in 2004 came as a devastating shock; this mix of interview and performance footage captures his singular and irreplaceable genius.
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