| Director: | Alex Gibney |
|---|---|
| Production: | Jigsaw Productions (Alex Gibney, Jessie Deeter, Erin Edeiken), Closer Media (Zhang Xin), Anonymous Content (Nick Shumaker, Jessica Grimshaw), Double Agent (Dana O’Keefe) |
| Running Time: | 225’ + 10’ intermission |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Main Cast: | Justine Musk, Ashley St. Clair, Kara Swisher, Martin Eberhard, Zoë Schiffer, Geoffrey Hinton |
| Screenplay: | Alex Gibney |
| Cinematographer: | Benjamin Bloodwell |
| Editor: | Michael J. Palmer |
| Music: | Daniel Pemberton |
| Visual Effects: | MakeMake, Kaleida Studio, Mighty Oak |
Cinema
Musk
Venice Open – Out of Competition
synopsis
An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world’s most heralded “inventorentrepreneur” who exerts an enormous influence on the world in which we all live.
Director’s Statement
In classic cinema, directors are taught to pay attention to framing a master shot that defines the coverage. In public discourse, Elon Musk has learned how to a craft his own master shots which, in turn, have defined his image. According to his favored biographers and legions of on-line followers, he is a modern Leonardo da Vinci, who seems to have the answer to every question and is hard at work trying to save the planet and allow humankind to become a multiplanetary species.
In Musk, I chose to re-tell a familiar biographical tale but to forgo the master. Instead, I explored it from different angles that showed the master shot to be an illusion, and revealed a more disturbing truth. Musk reframes the story of the tech titan as the 21st century reincarnation of the confidence man. By subverting Musk’s favorite tropes of video gaming and simulations, the film conveys the dangers of becoming like the Game Master in Ready Player One. It’s a tale of power and its abuse, but shot from a low angle – the angle of Toto, from the wonderful Wizard of Oz. Instead of being mesmerized by the floating visage of the wizard, Toto saw the shuffling feet at the bottom of the curtain which, once tugged away, revealed levers and gears operated by an ordinary man desperate to project his power.
PRODUCTION/DISTRIBUTION
PRODUCTION 1:
Jigsaw Productions - Alex Gibney, Jessie Deeter, Erin Edeiken,
26 Broadway | Suite 1301 |
10004 New York, United States of America
Tel: +1 2123523010
E-mail: musk.festivals@jigsawprods.com
PRODUCTION 2:
Closer Media - Zhang Xin,
55 East 52nd Street,
10022 New York, NY, United States of America
Tel: +1 2122351889
E-mail: contact@closerproperties.com
PRODUCTION 3:
Anonymous Content - Nick Shumaker,Jessica Grimshaw,
155 Spring St, 2nd Floor
10012 New York, United States of America
Tel: +1 (646)5653749
E-mail: nshumaker@anonymouscontent.com
PRODUCTION 4:
Double Agent - Dana O Keefe,
26 Broadway, 14th Floor
10004 New York, United States of America
Tel: +1 (212) 204-7979
E-mail: dana@doubleagentco.com
WORLD SALES:
Black Bear - Michael Heimler
1221 Olympic Blvd
90404 Santa Monica, United States of America
Tel: +1 (424) 2916000
E-mail: info@blackbearpictures.com
PRESS OFFICE:
Martin Marquet
E-mail: martin.marquet@me.com
Additional press officers: Rachel Allen - pr@bleeckerstreetmedia.com
