Alex Gibney, UCLA alumnus

Director Alex Gibney hopes his Sundance entry “Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson,” will reinforce to audiences “what a great writer Thompson was.” The filmmaker’s last visit to this former mining town was for his 2005 doc “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.” Gibney is getting a lot of praise for his recently released doc “Taxi to the Dark Side,” described by the LA Times as “an unflinching look at the Bush administration’s global war on terror.” He says “Gonzo” was a welcome break after the year and a half he spent sifting through deeply disturbing photos and video footage from Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and an airbase in Afghanistan. When asked what he hopes audiences take away from “Taxi,” the filmmaker’s response was simple; “rage.” The film is currently playing at the NuArt theater in LA.

Video interview is now online.

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