Hi reddit, I'm Alex Gibney, director of documentaries including TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE, GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF, ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM, THE INVENTOR: OUT FOR BLOOD IN SILICON VALLEY, and CASINO JACK AND THE UNITED STATES OF MONEY.

My new movie, MUSK, is out in theaters starting this week, and I'm here to answer your questions. I spent years doing a deep dive into the life and mind of Elon Musk, and this movie is the result.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/eY_8SyndC10?si=3gH0pEap43qu6uxm

Synopsis:

MUSK is Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney’s latest exploration into the corrupting influence of power. Through meticulous research and reporting, Gibney reframes all we know about the tech titan Elon Musk, revealing that the so-called “visionary genius” is little more than the 21st-century reincarnation of a confidence man. Using Musk’s own words, Gibney proves that even his most heralded accomplishments are rife with illusion and misdirection. Musk’s carefully crafted media image conceals a darkness fueled by misogyny, drugs, and a relentless drive to accrue power. MUSK is more than a deep dive into the mind of a power-hungry megalomaniac; it is a warning.

  • Distributed by Bleecker Street
  • Now playing in NY & LA. In theaters nationwide October 16.
  • For tickets and showtimes: https://www.bleeckerstreetmedia.com/musk?showtimes=reddit
  • David Byrne and Daniel Pemberton's "Let Me Sell You a Dream": https://youtu.be/BzZfEbA1_Po?si=PLmxEwQMbICVnYmu

Bio:

Hailed as “the most important documentarian of our time,” Alex Gibney, an Oscar-, Emmy-, Grammy-, Peabody-, and WGA Award-winning filmmaker, is celebrated for his incisive and gripping documentaries. His landmark works include Taxi to the Dark Side, Going Clear, Enron, and In Restless Dreams. Gibney is currently producing a Hulu documentary about Luigi Mangione. His latest films, Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie, inspired by Salman Rushdie’s memoir, and Musk, an unvarnished examination of Elon Musk, are set for theatrical release in fall 2026.

Ask me anything. I will be back after 2 PM ET today to answer questions.

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