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Alex Gibney

Directing 72 years old New York City, New York, USA ★ 0.9
Born: October 23, 1953

Biography

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.

External Links

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Known For

Billions
Billions Director 2016
Independent Lens
Independent Lens Director 1999
Storyville
Storyville Director 1997
Uppdrag granskning
Uppdrag granskning Director 2001
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley Director 2019

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Totally Under Control
Totally Under Control Producer 2021
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley Producer 2019

Filmography

Acting Credits (21)

Directing Credits (70)

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie Director 2026
The Dark Money Game
The Dark Money Game Director 2025
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos Director 2024
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon Director 2024
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon Director 2024
Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker
Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker Director 2023
The Forever Prisoner
The Forever Prisoner Director 2021
The Crime of the Century
The Crime of the Century Director 2021
Totally Under Control
Totally Under Control Director 2021
Agents of Chaos
Agents of Chaos Director 2020
The Innocence Files
The Innocence Files Director 2020
Crazy, Not Insane
Crazy, Not Insane Director 2020
Citizen K
Citizen K Director 2019
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley Director 2019
Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI
Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI Director 2018
The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower Director 2018
Dirty Money
Dirty Money Director 2018
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge Director 2017
No Stone Unturned
No Stone Unturned Director 2017
Zero Days
Zero Days Director 2016
Cooked
Cooked Director 2016
The New Yorker Presents
The New Yorker Presents Director 2016
Billions
Billions Director 2016
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine Director 2015
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All Director 2015
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief Director 2015
Fields of Fear
Fields of Fear Director 2014
Finding Fela
Finding Fela Director 2014
Ceasefire Massacre
Ceasefire Massacre Director 2014
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown Director 2014
30 for 30: Soccer Stories
30 for 30: Soccer Stories Director 2014
The Armstrong Lie
The Armstrong Lie Director 2013
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks Director 2013
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God Director 2012
Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream
Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream Director 2012
The Last Gladiators
The Last Gladiators Director 2012
Speaking with Light
Speaking with Light Director 2012
Dear Governor Cuomo
Dear Governor Cuomo Director 2012
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas Director 2012
30 for 30 Shorts
30 for 30 Shorts Director 2012
Catching Hell
Catching Hell Director 2011
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place Director 2011
30 for 30 - ESPN Films
30 for 30 - ESPN Films Director 2011
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer Director 2010
Freakonomics
Freakonomics Director 2010
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Casino Jack and the United States of Money Director 2010
My Trip to Al-Qaeda
My Trip to Al-Qaeda Director 2010
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Director 2008
Taxi to the Dark Side
Taxi to the Dark Side Director 2008
Time Piece
Time Piece Director 2006
The Human Behavior Experiments
The Human Behavior Experiments Director 2006
3 Doors Down: Away from the Sun, Live from Houston, Texas
3 Doors Down: Away from the Sun, Live from Houston, Texas Director 2005
Behind Those Eyes
Behind Those Eyes Director 2005
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Director 2005
Jimi Hendrix and The Blues
Jimi Hendrix and The Blues Director 2001
Uppdrag granskning
Uppdrag granskning Director 2001
The Sexual Century: The Look of Love
The Sexual Century: The Look of Love Director 1999
Independent Lens
Independent Lens Director 1999
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy Director 1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies Director 1998
The Fifties
The Fifties Director 1997
Storyville
Storyville Director 1997
Inside Japan, Inc.
Inside Japan, Inc. Director 1992
Manufacturing Miracles
Manufacturing Miracles Director 1988
Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America
Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America Director 1988
The Ruling Classroom
The Ruling Classroom Director 1980
Flipper
Flipper Director 1980
Two Wolves
Two Wolves Director
Musk
Musk Director
Untitled Luigi Mangione Documentary
Untitled Luigi Mangione Documentary Director

Writing Credits (42)

The Dark Money Game
The Dark Money Game Writer 2025
Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker
Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker Writer 2023
How to Change Your Mind
How to Change Your Mind Writer 2022
The Crime of the Century
The Crime of the Century Writer 2021
Totally Under Control
Totally Under Control Writer 2021
Agents of Chaos
Agents of Chaos Writer 2020
Crazy, Not Insane
Crazy, Not Insane Writer 2020
Citizen K
Citizen K Writer 2019
Why We Hate
Why We Hate Writer 2019
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley Writer 2019
The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower Story 2018
No Stone Unturned
No Stone Unturned Writer 2017
Zero Days
Zero Days Writer 2016
The New Yorker Presents
The New Yorker Presents Writer 2016
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine Writer 2015
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief Writer 2015
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown Writer 2014
The Armstrong Lie
The Armstrong Lie Writer 2013
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks Writer 2013
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God Writer 2012
Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream
Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream Writer 2012
Catching Hell
Catching Hell Writer 2011
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place Writer 2011
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer Writer 2010
Freakonomics
Freakonomics Writer 2010
Freakonomics
Freakonomics Screenplay 2010
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Casino Jack and the United States of Money Writer 2010
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Screenplay 2008
Taxi to the Dark Side
Taxi to the Dark Side Writer 2008
The Human Behavior Experiments
The Human Behavior Experiments Writer 2006
Behind Those Eyes
Behind Those Eyes Writer 2005
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Screenplay 2005
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
The Trials of Henry Kissinger Writer 2002
Uppdrag granskning
Uppdrag granskning Writer 2001
The Sexual Century: The Look of Love
The Sexual Century: The Look of Love Writer 1999
Independent Lens
Independent Lens Writer 1999
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Love Crazy Writer 1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies Writer 1998
The Fifties
The Fifties Writer 1997
The Pacific Century
The Pacific Century Writer 1992
Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America
Collision Course: Labor Management Relations in America Writer 1988
Flipper
Flipper Writer 1980

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