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March 19 – 30, 2025

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A MORNING WITH ALEX GIBNEY

09:30 - 11:00 Tuesday 19th Mar 2024 / 90 min

Alex Gibney's latest film, In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon (2023), presented at CPH:DOX, brings once again his storytelling talent to the music documentary genre. Join us for an in depth conversation about his work and creative processes.

Academy Award winner Alex Gibney crafts deeply insightful cinematographic exposés delving deep into subjects like the opioid crisis and political scandals, such as the Oscar-winning Taxi to the Dark Side (2007), or the Emmy-winner The Forever Prisoner (2022), he captivates audiences, revealing truths with gripping intensity. Gibney’s latest, three hour and a half long, In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon (2023), presented at CPH:DOX, brings once again his storytelling talent to the music documentary genre. After Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (2015), he turns his gaze towards the fascinating Paul Simon, digging deep into extensive archives and reflecting upon the creative processes behind Paul’s iconic career.

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Alex Gibney

Director Alex Gibney called “the most important documentarian of our time” by Esquire Magazine has a signature cinematic style that lends itself to penetrating, gripping, and deeply insightful documentaries. His work has been the recipient of an Academy Award, multiple Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, several Peabody Awards, the DuPont-Columbia Award, The Independent Spirit Award and The Writers Guild Awards.