
October 23, 1953 · 72 years old
Philip Alexander Gibney (/ˈɡɪbni/; born October 23, 1953; New York City) is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, Esquire magazine said Gibney "is becoming the most important documentarian of our time." Gibney's works as director include The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon…

A documentary looking at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.

The story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company.

The causes and consequences of America's opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth.

An intimate look into the life and work of the revered master comedian and actor, Robin Williams.

A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.

A look at how the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently set the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan.

Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.

A documentary focused on Stuxnet, a piece of self-replicating computer malware that the U.S. and Israel unleashed to destroy a key part of an Iranian nuclear facility, and which ultimately spread beyond its intended target.

A Netflix Original Series documenting various stories about exposing the greed, corruption, and crime spreading through the global economy.

A look at the personal and private life of the late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs.

A comprehensive look at the Bush Administration's conduct of the Iraq war and its occupation of the country.

A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history.

A documentary chronicling sports legend Lance Armstrong's improbable rise and ultimate fall from grace.

A collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics.

Follow the rise of the most famous adult entertainment platform and the recent backlash it has received.

Musician Cat Power narrates this documentary on Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.

The anonymous activists who exposed ISIS atrocities in Raqqa. Follows their undercover operations, exile, and risks taken to reveal the ruthless realities under ISIS rule.

An unsettling and eye-opening Wall Street horror story about Chinese companies, the American stock market, and the opportunistic greed behind the biggest heist you've never heard of.

It showcases what psychedelics teaches people about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression and transcendence.

An examination of the research by forensic psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis who investigated the psychology of murderers.

An inside look into the corruption charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu through leaked police interrogation videos.

A freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters' fabled road trip across America.

The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia, who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.

A look at the music career of musician James Brown beginning with his first hit song, "Please, Please, Please," in 1956.

In this documentary, law enforcement faces scrutiny as Americans demand justice after police violence claims multiple Black lives in Cleveland.

In covert modern warfare, the line between right and wrong has blurred. This docuseries examines the moral ambiguities of war as embodied by the 2018 case in which a US Navy SEAL platoon accused its chief, Eddie Gallagher, of war ...

A documentary following nurses, doctors, and administrators in a New York City hospital as they respond to the victims from the COVID-19 pandemic.

An investigation into the life, work, and enduring influence of the writer George Orwell, connecting his ideas to the contemporary world.

MR. UNTOUCHABLE, a documentary about the infamous black drug lord Nicky Barnes, explores his rise to power and his eventual life sentence.

A look at the life and music of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti.

An in-depth look at the unsolved 1994 Loughinisland massacre, where six Irishmen were murdered, presumably by a Unionist paramilitary group, while watching the World Cup at the local pub in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland.

Paul Simon inside the studio making his new album Seven Psalms while looking back on his six-decade career with countless musical peaks from Sounds of Silence to Graceland.

A documentary that explores the rise and fall of the late Roger Ailes, from his early media influence on the Nixon presidency to his controversial leadership at Fox News.

Explores the tennis career of Arthur Ashe and his impact on tennis and HIV activism.

Radicalizing of American born or American citizens by ISIS leaders.