Spalding Gray made the art of the monologue his own from the first time he performed Swimming to Cambodia, a one-man account of his experience making the 1984 film The Killing Fields. His shows were vibrant, hilarious, and moving, drawing unreservedly on the most intimate aspects of his own life. His untimely death occurred in 2004, and this collection of interview and performance footage captures his unique and irreplaceable brilliance.
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Spalding Gray made the art of the monologue his own from the first time he performed Swimming to Cambodia, a one-man account of his experience making the 1984 film The Killing Fields. His shows were vibrant, hilarious, and moving, drawing unreservedly on the most intimate aspects of his own life. His untimely death occurred in 2004, and this collection of interview and performance footage captures his unique and irreplaceable brilliance.
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