'Musk' director Alex Gibney isn't afraid to make powerful enemies
Source: Business Insider ·
"Musk" director Alex Gibney talks about making a documentary about Elon Musk, his similarities to Elizabeth Holmes, and what shocked him about Tesla.
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From Scientology to disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, documentarian Alex Gibney has never met a subject too big or too controversial to tackle. Then came Elon Musk. When Gibney was approached with the idea to do a documentary on the Tesla and SpaceX CEO in 2022, his plan was straightforward: Tell the story of how Musk used his businesses to become one of the most powerful figures in the world. But when he was ready to deliver a two-hour feature film on Musk two years later, his production company issued him a directive a filmmaker rarely hears: Make it longer. It was 2024, and the breadth of Musk's influence had expanded into the political sphere. With Gibney's subject helping President Donald Trump campaign for a second term, then later spearheading the second Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, Gibney's story had expanded. His documentary would need to, too. The result is "Musk," an incisive, nearly four-hour documentary that chronicles the personal,…