Alex Gibney's Musk Documentary Trailer Promises Unflinching Look at Billionaire
Filmmaker Alex Gibney has released the first trailer for his two-part, four-hour documentary about Elon Musk, which premiered at a film festival earlier this month. The trailer highlights Musk's controversies, including unfulfilled Mars colonization promises, his shift to "Dark MAGA," and personal matters, while noting that Musk declined to participate. The documentary also features a new song by David Byrne.
The documentary spans four hours across two parts and premiered at a film festival earlier this month, where Rolling Stone critic David Fear characterized it as "a nonfiction horror movie." Gibney's narration in the trailer confirms that Musk declined to participate in the project, a decision the filmmaker implies stems from the contentious material covered.
The trailer previews a new song written specifically for the documentary by David Byrne, noted as Oscars-eligible. Topics addressed include Musk's unfulfilled Mars colonization promises, disputed claims about his founding role at Tesla, his embrace of "Dark MAGA" politics, and his personal life, including fathering children with multiple women referred to as "the Breeders." The film opens this fall.
This documentary could shape public discourse around wealth concentration and accountability, given Musk's outsized influence across technology, space exploration, and social media. Viewers may reconsider how unchecked power operates when billionaires bypass traditional scrutiny. The film's festival reception suggests it could become a cultural touchstone for debates about celebrity, governance, and the societal costs of unfettered ambition, potentially influencing how audiences evaluate tech moguls' public personas versus their private actions.