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Alex Gibney

Alex Gibney

Philip Alexander Gibney (/ˈɡɪbni/; born October 23, 1953; New York City) is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, Esquire magazine said Gibney "is becoming the most important documentarian of our time."

Gibney's works as director include The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (winner of three Emmys in 2015), We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (the winner of three 2013 primetime Emmy awards), Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (nominated in 2005 for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature); Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (short-listed in 2011 for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature), Casino Jack and the United States of Money, and Taxi to the Dark Side (winner of the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature), focusing on a taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed at Bagram Air Force Base in 2002. In 2019, he released his documentary Citizen K, about Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian billionaire exile Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

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The Bibi Files

The Bibi Files

2024

Producer

Walk with Me

Walk with Me

2024

Executive Producer

Between Goodbyes

Between Goodbyes

2024

Executive Producer

Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos

Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos

2024

Director, Producer

In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

2024

Producer, Director

In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

2024

Director, Producer

God Save Texas

God Save Texas

2024

Executive Producer

Painkiller

Painkiller

2023

Executive Producer

The Ruling Class

The Ruling Class

2023

Executive Producer

Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker

Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker

2023

Director, Producer, Writer

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

2023

Thanks, Executive Producer

Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo

Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo

2022

Producer

How to Change Your Mind

How to Change Your Mind

2022

Executive Producer, Writer

137 Shots

137 Shots

2021

Executive Producer

The Forever Prisoner

The Forever Prisoner

2021

Director, Producer

Citizen Ashe

Citizen Ashe

2021

Executive Producer

The First Wave

The First Wave

2021

Executive Producer

The Line

The Line

2021

Executive Producer

The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century

2021

Director, Producer, Writer, Creator

Totally Under Control

Totally Under Control

2021

Producer, Director, Writer

Tiger

Tiger

2021

Executive Producer

Kingdom of Silence

Kingdom of Silence

2020

Executive Producer

Agents of Chaos

Agents of Chaos

2020

Director, Producer, Writer, Creator

Laurel Canyon

Laurel Canyon

2020

Executive Producer

The Innocence Files

The Innocence Files

2020

Executive Producer, Director, Creator

How to Fix a Drug Scandal

How to Fix a Drug Scandal

2020

Executive Producer

Crazy, Not Insane

Crazy, Not Insane

2020

Director, Producer, Writer

Citizen K

Citizen K

2019

Director, Producer, Screenplay

Los Últimos Frikis

Los Últimos Frikis

2019

Executive Producer

Why We Hate

Why We Hate

2019

Executive Producer, Writer

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

2019

Executive Producer, Creator

The Family

The Family

2019

Executive Producer

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

2019

Director, Producer, Writer

Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes

Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes

2018

Executive Producer

Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI

Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI

2018

Executive Producer, Director

The Clinton Affair

The Clinton Affair

2018

Executive Producer

Salt Fat Acid Heat

Salt Fat Acid Heat

2018

Executive Producer

Enhanced

Enhanced

2018

Executive Producer

The China Hustle

The China Hustle

2018

Executive Producer

The Looming Tower

The Looming Tower

2018

Executive Producer, Director, Story, Creator

Dirty Money

Dirty Money

2018

Director, Executive Producer, Producer

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

2018

Producer

Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge

Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge

2017

Director, Executive Producer

No Stone Unturned

No Stone Unturned

2017

Director, Writer, Producer

The Last Shot

The Last Shot

2017

Executive Producer

Accidental Anarchist

Accidental Anarchist

2017

Executive Producer

City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

2017

Executive Producer

Elián

Elián

2017

Executive Producer

American Jihad

American Jihad

2017

Executive Producer

Parched

Parched

2017

Executive Producer

Water & Power: A California Heist

Water & Power: A California Heist

2017

Executive Producer

Zero Days VR

Zero Days VR

2017

Executive Producer

The Killing Season

The Killing Season

2016

Executive Producer

Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley

Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley

2016

Executive Producer

Zero Days

Zero Days

2016

Director, Writer, Producer

Spring Broke

Spring Broke

2016

Executive Producer

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

2016

Executive Producer

Cooked

Cooked

2016

Director, Executive Producer, Creator

The New Yorker Presents

The New Yorker Presents

2016

Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator

Billions

Billions

2016

Director

Every Move You Make

Every Move You Make

2016

Consulting Producer

Janis: Little Girl Blue

Janis: Little Girl Blue

2015

Producer

Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine

2015

Director, Producer, Writer

Sunshine Superman

Sunshine Superman

2015

Executive Producer

Sinatra: All or Nothing at All

Sinatra: All or Nothing at All

2015

Director, Executive Producer

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

2015

Director, Producer, Writer

What Happened, Miss Simone?

What Happened, Miss Simone?

2015

Thanks

What's Motivating Hayes

What's Motivating Hayes

2015

Executive Producer

Edge of Eighteen

Edge of Eighteen

2014

Executive Producer

Fields of Fear

Fields of Fear

2014

Director

Finding Fela

Finding Fela

2014

Producer, Director

Ceasefire Massacre

Ceasefire Massacre

2014

Director, Producer

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

2014

Writer, Director, Executive Producer

30 for 30: Soccer Stories

30 for 30: Soccer Stories

2014

Producer, Director

Death Row Stories

Death Row Stories

2014

Executive Producer

The Armstrong Lie

The Armstrong Lie

2013

Director, Writer, Producer

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

2013

Director, Writer, Producer

History of the Eagles

History of the Eagles

2013

Producer

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

2012

Director, Screenplay, Producer

Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream

Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream

2012

Director, Writer

The Last Gladiators

The Last Gladiators

2012

Director, Producer

Venus and Serena

Venus and Serena

2012

Executive Producer

Speaking with Light

Speaking with Light

2012

Director

Dear Governor Cuomo

Dear Governor Cuomo

2012

Director

Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

2012

Director

30 for 30 Shorts

30 for 30 Shorts

2012

Director

Catching Hell

Catching Hell

2011

Writer, Director, Executive Producer

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place

2011

Writer, Director, Producer

30 for 30 - ESPN Films

30 for 30 - ESPN Films

2011

Director

Biba! One Island, 879 Votes

Biba! One Island, 879 Votes

2011

Executive Producer

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

2010

Director, Writer, Producer

Freakonomics

Freakonomics

2010

Director, Writer, Screenplay, Producer

Casino Jack and the United States of Money

Casino Jack and the United States of Money

2010

Director, Writer, Producer

My Trip to Al-Qaeda

My Trip to Al-Qaeda

2010

Producer, Director

Dirty Business

Dirty Business

2009

Producer

Money-Driven Medicine

Money-Driven Medicine

2009

Producer

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

2008

Director, Screenplay, Producer

Taxi to the Dark Side

Taxi to the Dark Side

2008

Director, Writer, Producer

Mr. Untouchable

Mr. Untouchable

2007

Producer

Love Comes Lately

Love Comes Lately

2007

Executive Producer

No End in Sight

No End in Sight

2007

Executive Producer

Time Piece

Time Piece

2006

Director

The House Is Burning

The House Is Burning

2006

Producer

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Who Killed the Electric Car?

2006

Consulting Producer

The Human Behavior Experiments

The Human Behavior Experiments

2006

Director, Producer, Writer

Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

2006

Producer

3 Doors Down: Away from the Sun, Live from Houston, Texas

3 Doors Down: Away from the Sun, Live from Houston, Texas

2005

Director, Producer

Behind Those Eyes

Behind Those Eyes

2005

Writer, Director, Producer

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

2005

Screenplay, Director, Producer

Lightning in a Bottle

Lightning in a Bottle

2004

Producer

The Blues

The Blues

2003

Producer

The Soul of a Man

The Soul of a Man

2003

Producer, Camera Operator

The Trials of Henry Kissinger

The Trials of Henry Kissinger

2002

Writer, Producer

Jimi Hendrix and The Blues

Jimi Hendrix and The Blues

2001

Director, Producer

Brooklyn Babylon

Brooklyn Babylon

2001

Executive Producer

The Kennedy Center Presents: Speak Truth to Power

The Kennedy Center Presents: Speak Truth to Power

2000

Producer

Soldiers in the Army of God

Soldiers in the Army of God

2000

Producer

The Huntress

The Huntress

2000

Executive Producer

The Sexual Century: The Look of Love

The Sexual Century: The Look of Love

1999

Producer, Director, Writer, Creator

Independent Lens

Independent Lens

1999

Director, Writer, Producer

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy

1998

Writer, Director, Producer

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

1998

Producer, Director, Writer

The Fifties

The Fifties

1997

Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator

Storyville

Storyville

1997

Director

Inside Japan, Inc.

Inside Japan, Inc.

1992

Director

The Pacific Century

The Pacific Century

1992

Writer, Executive Producer, Creator

Manufacturing Miracles

Manufacturing Miracles

1988

Director, Producer

Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America

Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America

1988

Director, Writer, Producer

The Golden Seal

The Golden Seal

1983

Associate Editor

The Ruling Classroom

The Ruling Classroom

1980

Director, Producer, Editor, Sound

Flipper

Flipper

1980

Director, Writer

Two Wolves

Two Wolves

Producer, Director

The Sound of Philadelphia

The Sound of Philadelphia

Producer

Musk

Musk

Director, Producer

Orwell: 2+2=5

Orwell: 2+2=5

Producer

Knife

Knife

Director, Producer

The Hands That Held the Knives

The Hands That Held the Knives

Producer

Untitled Barbra Streisand Documentary

Untitled Barbra Streisand Documentary

Producer

Kids Don't Know What's Best

Kids Don't Know What's Best

Producer

Return to Timbuktu

Return to Timbuktu

Producer

Untitled Saeid Mollaei TV Project

Untitled Saeid Mollaei TV Project

Executive Producer

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