Alex Gibney Movies

  • 1980
    The Ruling Classroom

    The Ruling Classroom

    The Ruling Classroom

    01980HD

    The Ruling Classroom documents a social studies experiment played out by seventh graders in Mill Valley, California. The students reorganized their...

    The Ruling Classroom
  • 2017
    Water & Power: A California Heist

    Water & Power: A California Heist

    Water & Power: A California Heist

    7.22017HD

    Uncovering the profiteering of the state's water barons and how they affect farmers, average citizens, and unincorporated towns throughout California.

    Water & Power: A California Heist
  • 1970
    Musk

    Musk

    Musk

    01970HD

    A definitive and unvarnished examination of multi-billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.

    Musk
  • 1983
    The Golden Seal

    The Golden Seal

    The Golden Seal

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    A lonely 10-year-old boy living with his parents in a remote coastal part of Alaksa, spontaneously finds a legendary golden seal and her newborn pup....

    The Golden Seal
  • 2014
    Finding Fela

    Finding Fela

    Finding Fela

    6.92014HD

    Fela Anikulapo Kuti created the musical movement Afrobeat and used it as a political forum to oppose the Nigerian dictatorship and advocate for the...

    Finding Fela
  • 2014
    Fields of Fear

    Fields of Fear

    Fields of Fear

    72014HD

    The film will tell the story of Mackey Sasser, a talented catcher for the New York Mets, who could hit, call pitches, block the plate and fire...

    Fields of Fear
  • 2009
    Dirty Business

    Dirty Business

    Dirty Business

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    A documentary about the myth of clean coal. The film reveals the true, hidden environmental and social costs of the 'cheap' nineteenth century...

    Dirty Business
  • 2015
    What's Motivating Hayes

    What's Motivating Hayes

    What's Motivating Hayes

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    After Tyrone Hayes said that a chemical was harmful, its maker pursued him.

    What's Motivating Hayes
  • 1970
    The Hands That Held the Knives

    The Hands That Held the Knives

    The Hands That Held the Knives

    01970HD

    A deep delve into the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise. Described as a thriller 'in the tradition of Graham Greene or John Le...

    The Hands That Held the Knives
  • 2017
    American Jihad

    American Jihad

    American Jihad

    82017HD

    Documentary probe into the phenomenon of home-grown Jihadism, analyzing the strategic outreach and tactics employed by terrorists in order to reach...

    American Jihad
  • 2000
    Soldiers in the Army of God

    Soldiers in the Army of God

    Soldiers in the Army of God

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    Connected by the Internet and an unshakable belief in their cause, a tight-knit group of extreme pro-life activists who -- all members of the Army of...

    Soldiers in the Army of God
  • 1970
    Knife

    Knife

    Knife

    01970HD

    Gibney’s “Knife” will explore Rushdie’s recovery “in the broadest sense,” according to a press release. Through...

    Knife
  • 2017
    Accidental Anarchist

    Accidental Anarchist

    Accidental Anarchist

    6.92017HD

    Carne Ross was a government highflyer. A career diplomat who believed Western Democracy could save us all. But working inside the system he came to...

    Accidental Anarchist
  • 2017
    Zero Days VR

    Zero Days VR

    Zero Days VR

    02017HD

    An example of volumetric filmmaking (real world imagery rendered into a 3D space) in this case showcasing the testimony of an NSA whistleblower.

    Zero Days VR
  • 2016
    Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley

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

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

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    'Too Hip For the Room' is a feature length documentary exploring the eccentric life and art of the little known jazz humorist Lord Buckley. Archival...

    Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley
  • 2014
    Ceasefire Massacre

    Ceasefire Massacre

    Ceasefire Massacre

    52014HD

    New Jersey, June 18, 1994. Giants Stadium is awash with green as Irish soccer fans arrive to watch Ireland's opening World Cup match against the...

    Ceasefire Massacre
  • 1970
    Orwell

    Orwell

    Orwell

    01970HD

    Definitive feature-length documentary on visionary author George Orwell.

    Orwell
  • 1980
    Flipper

    Flipper

    Flipper

    01980HD

    Color UCLA Student Film, shot on video. Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. A sardonic meditation on pinball machines and arcade...

    Flipper
  • 2012
    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

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    FOCUS FORWARD - Short Films, Big Ideas is an award-winning series of 30 three-minute stories about innovators—people who are reshaping the...

    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
  • 2006
    Time Piece

    Time Piece

    Time Piece

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    Twelve filmmakers, six from Turkey and six from the United States, come together to take part in this omnibus film. Some approaches literal, others...

    Time Piece