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Dear Friends in Syria and around our brave new world, Your outstanding solidarity with me, during my three weeks trip under Syria’s ground, had the most touching impact. You have all made what could have been a much longer and more violent journey a much easier one, no matter how unforgettable it is. Now, after… Continue reading A Message From Orwa

Alex Gibney and Lawrence Wright reach out to the global film community to call for the release of Syrian filmmaker Orwa Nyrabia.

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God will debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The trailer for the film has just been released:

Catching Hell is one of six films nominated in the “Outstanding Sports Documentary” category for the 33rd Annual Sports Emmy Awards! The full list of nominees: A Game of Honor Catching Hell McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice Runnin’ Rebels of UNLV The Marinovich Project Unguarded

With its opening in theaters this past Friday, Magic Trip has been gathering plenty of attention in the press. Count the New York Times among those who’ve noticed the film. Magic Trip was featured in a piece earlier this week on the front page of the Times website. The article, “Film Hitches a Weird Ride… Continue reading Magic Trip in the New York Times

Great news — Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place opens in theaters on August 5. Play dates and theater listings are below. And if you just can’t wait that long, the movie is already available on Video on Demand. For more info on the indispensable portrait of this legendary road trip, check out… Continue reading Magic Trip Opens in Theaters

Berlin – February 14, 2011 – The Wagner/Cuban Company’s Magnolia Pictures announced today they have acquired North American rights to Alex Gibney and Alison Ellwood’s MAGIC TRIP, a freewheeling portrait of Ken Kesey and the Merry Prankster’s fabled road trip across America in the legendary Magic Bus. Co-directed and co-written by Oscar winner Gibney and… Continue reading Magnolia Acquires North American Rights to Magic Trip

Justice continues to be served in the Jack Abramoff lobbying case. Last year, our film Casino Jack and the United States of Money detailed the way that Abramoff and friends ripped off clients, broke the law, and interfered with democracy in their reckless pursuit of personal and political gain—an exposé that the Huffington Post said,… Continue reading Michael Scanlon, Abramoff business partner, sentenced to 20 months in prison

The Directors Guild of America has included Alex Gibney in their list of nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries for 2010, one of five directors chosen for consideration. Mr. Gibney has been chosen for his work on Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer, which, of course, was also shortlisted in November… Continue reading Alex Gibney nominated for DGA’s documentary award

The Sundance Film Festival announced three late additions to the program, including our own Magic Trip. The documentary recounts the famed cross-country road trip taken by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters in 1964, drawing from hour upon hour of video taken during the journey. This footage has never before been edited into a coherent… Continue reading Magic Trip added as late addition to Sundance