Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
Derek DelGaudio turns intimate magic, audience participation, and personal storytelling into a searching meditation on the stories that construct identity.
Overview
A mesmerizing exploration of identity through the lens of magic and storytelling.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- intimate
- provocative
- quiet evening
- theater night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the filmed stage show as an inventive and emotionally powerful fusion of magic, autobiography, audience participation, and philosophical reflection.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
DelGaudio repeatedly shifts attention from his own persona to the identities audience members adopt and project.
Audience members receive identities, contribute personal responses, and become part of the show's emotional and conceptual machinery.
Card tricks and theatrical illusions function as demonstrations of how easily perception and self-knowledge can be manipulated.
The production remains rooted in DelGaudio's direct address, theatrical staging, and sustained relationship with a live audience.
Films like Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself, and why
An Evening with Kevin Smith
intimate filmed stage performance combining personal storytelling, theatrical illusion, and reflections on identity
Bill Hicks: Relentless
documentary portrait centered on a charismatic performer using performance to explore selfhood and personal mythology
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
avant-garde performance documentary blending staged art, audience participation, and philosophical inquiry
Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
one-person theatrical storytelling that turns autobiographical material into emotionally resonant meditation
Movie Details
- Director
- Frank Oz
- Release Date
- 2020-10-24
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (87)
Cast
- Derek DelGaudio
- Hal Schulman
- Marina Abramović
- Alexandra DelGaudio
- David Blaine
- Bill Gates
- Tim Gunn
- Brian Henson
- Will Hochman
- DeRay Mckesson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself about?
- Derek DelGaudio turns intimate magic, audience participation, and personal storytelling into a searching meditation on the stories that construct identity.
- What is Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself.
- What did critics think of Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself?
- Critics broadly regard the filmed stage show as an inventive and emotionally powerful fusion of magic, autobiography, audience participation, and philosophical reflection.
- Which films are like Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself?
- Films with a similar feel include An Evening with Kevin Smith, Bill Hicks: Relentless, Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present, and Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend.
- How long is Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself?
- Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself?
- In United States, Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself streams on Hulu.
