Musk

From Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) comes an unflinching examination of one of the wealthiest, most controversial, and unchecked figures of our time. Tracing Elon Musk’s rise during the dotcom bubble of the 1990s to his corporate ascent in the 2000s, when he founded SpaceX and bullied his way to the top of Tesla, Gibney paints a compelling account of a man he views as a genius conman at work. Likening Musk to the protagonist of the 1937 British cautionary tale The Man Who Could Work Miracles, Gibney asks, “How can you fuck up so big and still make millions?”

Featuring interviews with a CGI avatar of the man himself and those who know him intimately (including his ex-wife, one of the mothers of his children, and his infamous South African father), Musk is filled with chilling revelations about the mogul’s personal and professional life. An epic investigation into power, rapacity, and late-stage capitalism, it’s a terrifying portrait of a self-described “techno-king” who wields enormous influence over the future of the planet.

Includes 10 min. intermission.