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Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself

Original title: In & of Itself
  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
5.9K
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Derek DelGaudio in Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself (2020)
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Storyteller and Conceptual Magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question 'Who am I?'Storyteller and Conceptual Magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question 'Who am I?'Storyteller and Conceptual Magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question 'Who am I?'

  • Director
    • Frank Oz
  • Writer
    • Derek DelGaudio
  • Stars
    • Derek DelGaudio
    • Hal Schulman
    • Jason England
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  • IMDb RATING
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    5.9K
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    • Director
      • Frank Oz
    • Writer
      • Derek DelGaudio
    • Stars
      • Derek DelGaudio
      • Hal Schulman
      • Jason England
    • 86User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Derek DelGaudio
    Derek DelGaudio
    • Self
    Hal Schulman
    • The Dealer
    Jason England
    Jason England
    • Player
    Robert Herritt
    • Player
    Matthew Holtzclaw
    • Player
    Prakash Puru
    • Player
    Mendeley Wells
    • Gangster
    John-Martin Green
    • Wolf
    • (voice)
    Bay Dariz
    Bay Dariz
    • Mr. Tomorrow…
    Alexandra DelGaudio
    • Self
    Marina Abramovic
    Marina Abramovic
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    W. Kamau Bell
    W. Kamau Bell
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    David Blaine
    David Blaine
    • Self - audience member
    • (uncredited)
    Tituss Burgess
    Tituss Burgess
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Paige Davis
    Paige Davis
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Ronan Farrow
    Ronan Farrow
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Gates
    Bill Gates
    • Self - audience member
    • (uncredited)
    Gavin Grimm
    • Self - Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank Oz
    • Writer
      • Derek DelGaudio
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    8Ckn48

    Strangely Mesmerising

    Derek is Mesmerising.

    His story telling pulls you in.

    His card tricks are amusing His fun with the audience impressive He reminds me of Darren Brown

    The audience is good at acting there parts and Derek really is good at his illusions.

    It is well worth watching and probably worth a repeat performance.

    The sound is Good The Photography is Good The Entertainment is Good.

    Enjoy.... 👍
    10Quinoa1984

    R for Rouletista

    As many have said, go in knowing as little as you possibly can. All I can think of put down here is this brilliantly written and designed theater-magic-show-cinema-confessional hybrid is about how labels create us (or may try) and how we either stick to them or transcend them. Are you the dog, the wolf, or in that space in between? You're still somebody's son, or mother, non? What Id also add is Delgaudio is a master showman, but his greatest skill as an artist is empathy and connectivity. I can't explain what he does (the letters most of all), and I don't want to. It is perceptive on a level that I can't put into words, except to add that in the 21st century, when everyone in life (or especially online) gets pigeonholed, it is.... necessary.

    I haven't been at all religious in my life, but.... Is this what it's like to believe in the unbelievable? Oh, and a late-era masterpiece from Oz, who I wasn't sure would return to filmmaking but, my god, the editing and mix of animation really does a trick here as well.
    9kristarosephillips

    Who Are You?

    Derek will take you on a journey. If you like questioning preconceived notions of identity, being, self, and labels -Please watch this without knowing ANYTHING about it. You will be left knowing more about who you are.
    10kay_rock

    Extraordinary

    Please go in without reading up on what you are about to see. Turn off your devices, make sure you won't be interrupted, and just experience it. If your partner/housemate/friend is a chatty show watcher, watch it alone.

    It's hard to write a review that doesn't tell you anything, but I think it's quite important not to know what to expect. It can be a deeply moving experience.
    9garnet-suss

    To call this a documentary about magic is doing it a disservice. This is unlike anything I have ever seen before.

    This is insightful, inventive, introspective, moving and thoroughly entertaining.

    It really is phenomenal and I urge everyone to eatch it.

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      While Bill Gates ("A Leader"), Larry Wilmore ("An Oracle") and Tim Gunn ("A Good Samaritan") have been mentioned as audience members, other celebrities spotted in the audience include W. Kamau Bell (seated near "Mr. Tomorrow"), Jon Lovett, Ronan Farrow and David Blaine ("My Brother").
    • Crazy credits
      No elephants, dogs or wolves were harmed during the making of this film.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 785: The Wolf of Snow Hollow + The Little Things (2021)

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    • Release date
      • January 22, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Hulu
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
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      • Walter Pictures
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      • 1h 30m(90 min)
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      • 1.78 : 1

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