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Alex Gibney

American film director and producer · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1953 · age 73

Philip Alexander Gibney is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, Esquire magazine described Gibney as "becoming the most important documentarian of our time."

Alex Gibney is read about 2,375 times a day, in 17 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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Readers a day, 8 September 2026 to 6 November 2026, highest on 9 September 2026.

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2025Orwell: 2+2=5Film, Producer2024Wise Guy: David Chase and The SopranosSeries, Director, ProducerThe Bibi FilesFilm, 2024Producer2022How to Change Your MindSeries, Writer, Producer2021The Crime of the CenturySeries, Director, Writer137 ShotsFilm, 2021Producer2020Crazy, Not InsaneFilm, Director, Writer2019The FamilySeries, Producer2018Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger AilesFilm, Producer2017Accidental AnarchistFilm, Producer2016BillionsSeries, Director2015Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction ProgramAwardClose Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeries, 2015Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of BeliefFilm, 2015Director, Writer2014Finding FelaFilm, Director, Producer2012Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of GodFilm, Director, Writer2011Catching HellFilm, Director, Writer2008Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature FilmAwardGonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. ThompsonFilm, 2008Director, Writer2007Mr. UntouchableFilm, Producer2006Writers Guild of America AwardAward2003Real Time with Bill MaherSeriesThe Soul of a ManFilm, 2003Producer2002The Trials of Henry KissingerFilm, Writer, Producer1999Independent LensSeries, Director, Writer1997StoryvilleSeries, Director1953The OscarsSeriesBorn23 October 1953

People around Alex

Close ties

  • Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind 2018
  • No End in Sight 2007
  • Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief 2015
  • Zero Days 2016
  • Janis: Little Girl Blue 2015

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 40

287 credits on file

Television 24

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program2015
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film2008
Writers Guild of America Award2006
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1953 · age 73