Alex Gibney’s Bold Elon Musk Documentary Unsettles Venice at Well-Received World Premiere
The Oscar-winning filmmaker’s nearly four-hour portrait picks apart the tech mogul’s mythology while examining his growing influence over tech, politics and American democracy.
Elon Musk has been upset over the release of Alex Gibney's documentary, Musk, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival this week. The 3.5-hour film has received positive reviews, contrary to Musk's perception of it as a "hit piece" and "boring." Gibney does not shy away from portraying Musk as a con artist who has gained too much power in the tech and political industries, including his brief stint running the Trump administration's DOGE department.
Musk has responded to the film on Twitter by calling Gibney "a horrible human" and attacking St. Clair, one of the women featured in the film, for allegedly lying about being offered $40 million to sign an NDA. The documentary will be released in theaters on October 16 through Bleecker Street.
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