From the first time he performed Swimming to Cambodia - the one-man account of his experience of making the 1984 film The Killing Fields - Spalding Gray made the art of the monologue his own. Drawing unstintingly on the most intimate aspects of his own life, his shows were vibrant, hilarious and moving. His death came tragically early, in 2004; this compilation of interview and performance footage nails his idiosyncratic and irreplaceable brilliance.
Editing
Soderbergh lets Gray edit himself from beyond the grave
Acting
One man, one stool, total command
Writing
Every sentence engineered for maximum impact
Director
Steven Soderbergh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Soderbergh never shot new footage — the entire film is compiled from existing interviews and performances Gray authorized before his death. He essentially co-directed from the grave.
Gray's 'Swimming to Cambodia' monologue revolutionized American theater in the 1980s, spawning the 'new monologue' movement that influenced everyone from Mike Daisey to Hannah Gadsby.
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