A Personal History of the American Theater

Michael Moore in TrumpLand

October 2016 •English

Oscar-winner Michael Moore dives right into hostile territory with his daring and hilarious one-man show, deep in the heart of TrumpLand in the weeks before the 2016 election.

Sex and Death to the Age 14

January 1982 •English

Monologue created and performed by Spalding Gray, who takes us through his childhood recollections of growing up in a Christian Science household in Barrington, Rhode Island, in the 1950s.

Swimming to Cambodia

March 1987 •English

Spalding Gray sits behind a desk throughout the entire film and recounts his exploits and chance encounters while playing a minor role in the film 'The Killing Fields'. At the same time, he gives a background to the events occurring in Cambodia at the time the film was set.

This Filthy World

November 2006 •English

In this filmed version of cult film director John Waters' popular one-man show, the Pink Flamingos and A Dirty Shame director takes the stage to discuss everything from his early influences, fondest career memories, and notorious struggles against the MPAA rating system. Part endearing memoir and part hilarious lecture, This Filthy World touches on everything from the insanity of contemporary pop culture to the director's unforgettable early collaborations with inimitable Pink Flamingos star Divine.

The Night

May 1985 •English

Die Nacht ("The night") is a 1985 West German installation film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg. It consists of a six hours long monologue performed by Edith Clever, who reads texts by Syberberg and many different authors, such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Heinrich von Kleist, Plato, Friedrich Hölderlin, Novalis, Friedrich Nietzsche, Eduard Mörike, Richard Wagner, William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett and chief Seattle. The film was screened out of competition at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. (from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Nacht)

Synonymous With

April 2021 •English

A student's increasingly intimate line of questioning causes his interview with a local horror host to take a vulnerable turn.

The Trans List

December 2016 •English

A documentary that explores the range of experiences lived by transgender Americans.

Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure

November 1987 •English

Monologue by Spalding Gray about his misadventures in purchasing a home.

Vasiliy

November 2013 •Russian

This is the story of Vasiliy Ilyin, a retired farmer from the village of Ryshkovo, on a first time journey to see the world, New York, the ocean, and a cover photoshoot for Esquire Russia

An Evening with Quentin Crisp

January 1980 •English

In this witty monologue, Quentin Crisp advises and opines about personal style (with a few digressions).

Intoxication

June 2002 •French

Short documentary by Gaspar Noé filmed around the the same time as Irréversible (in 16mm Scope), in which his friend Stéphane Drouot, the director of the cult film "La Banlieue des Étoiles / Star Suburb", discusses his life with AIDS and struggles to make films.

Death & Other Fears

January 2024 •Arabic

A short film that navigates the filmmaker's intimate journey with death and other fears. Through the filmmaker’s inner monologue, the film explores the universal struggle with mortality.

AlieNATION

January 2024 •English

This short film shot in a small town in Sweden navigates themes of nostalgia through an original monologue, reflecting on gender identity struggle and the pursuit of a new beginning in a foreign land.

Words Are Limited, Feelings Are Not

June 2020 •English

A man reads a letter from his away girlfriend while he contemplates on some memorable places in Jakarta, where they had spent time together.

Cicada

July 2008 •English

Cicada is the immersive story of a five-year-old child who witnessed a murder. Daniel P Jones confronts a traumatic memory in an incendiary, visceral monologue.

My Dinner with Andre

October 1981 •English

Wally, a struggling playwright and actor, reluctantly agrees to catch up with his old friend Andre, a theater director who disappeared several years prior in order to travel the world. Meeting at a posh Manhattan restaurant, the two share life stories, anecdotes and philosophical musings over the course of an evening meal.

Nothing Funny

February 1996 •Polish

One day, hospital orderlies, watching corpse in the morgue, recognize film director. Man, even though he died, he begins to remember his life. He made a career making movies, had numerous mistresses, but never realized their dreams. His life was interspersed with many setbacks that enfeebled him from the inside. Although he made a career in film, he was not happy with his life.

A Place Filled with Memories

April 2017 •English

Jean is preparing to leave her home that she shared with her late husband Brian who was taken from her in a tragic accident. She recounts the pivotal moments in their life together and the loss she feels now that he's gone. When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.

GAZE

Invalid date •English

In the vein of Raymond Carver, this abstract monologue captures the hidden truth behind our personas. What happens when you “see” a person for the first time? No walls up, a real face emerges.

Stuart Dee

October 2005 •English