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Alex Gibney

Alex Gibney is the writer, director and producer of the 2008 Oscar-winning documentary, "Taxi to the Dark Side," the Oscar-nominated film, "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," and "Gonzo: the Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson," narrated by Johnny Depp. In post-production on "My Trip to Al Qaeda," based on the play by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright, Gibney is also filming a documentary on Lance Armstrong. Gibney served as executive producer for "No End in Sight," which was also nominated for an Oscar; a producer for "Herbie Hancock: Possibilities," a film about the jazz legend's collaboration with musical talents such as Santana, Sting and Christina Aguilera; and consulting producer on "Who Killed the Electric Car." Gibney's producing credits also include the classic concert film "Lightning in a Bottle," directed by Antoine Fuqua; "The Blues," an Emmy-nominated series of seven films in association with executive producer Martin Scorsese, and "The Trials of Henry Kissinger." Gibney is the recipient of many awards including the Emmy, the Peabody, the duPont Columbia Award and the Grammy. read more