Swimming to Cambodia

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Swimming to Cambodia
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Directed by	Jonathan Demme
Written by	Spalding Gray
Produced by	Lewis M. Allen Renée Shafransky
Starring	Spalding Gray
Cinematography	John Bailey
Edited by	Carol Littleton
Music by	Laurie Anderson
Production company	The Swimming Company
Distributed by	Cinecom Pictures
Release date	1987 (1987)
Running time	85 minutes
Language	English

Swimming to Cambodia, also known as Spalding Gray's Swimming to Cambodia, is a 1987 American concert film written by and starring Spalding Gray, and directed by Jonathan Demme.^[1] The performance film is of Gray's play and monologue, which centered on such themes as his trip to Southeast Asia to create the role of the U.S. Ambassador's aide in the film The Killing Fields, the Cold War, Cambodia Year Zero, and his search for his "perfect moment".^[1] It was nominated for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay at the 1988 Independent Spirit Awards.