Alex Gibney directs new documentary examining Elon Musk
Alex Gibney Directs New Documentary Examining Elon Musk And His Relationships
Filmmaker Alex Gibney’s new four-hour documentary Musk explores the billionaire entrepreneur’s public career and private life, featuring extensive commentary from several of his former romantic partners and associates. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival and is scheduled for a nationwide theatrical release on October 16, alongside a screening at the WIRED World Fair in Miami next month, as reported by wired.com.
The Tech TL;DR:
- Alex Gibney’s new four-hour documentary Musk examines the career and personal life of Elon Musk, featuring interviews with former partners and critics.
- Ex-wife Justine Wilson and former romantic partner Ashley St. Clair both participated in the film, detailing personal grievances and alleged interactions with Musk.
- Neuralink executive and mother of four of Musk’s children, Shivon Zilis, publicly announced an abrupt shift in her relationship with Musk via X after he unfollowed her on the platform.
Justine Wilson And Ashley St. Clair Detail Past Relationships In Gibney Film
The documentary features interviews with multiple women who have had children with Musk, providing critical perspectives on his personal conduct.
Ashley St. Clair, a former conservative influencer who participated in the documentary, promoted the project at the Venice Film Festival.
Shivon Zilis Announces Relationship Shift Following Social Media Unfollowing
While the documentary production moves toward its theatrical debut, events among Musk’s inner circle have continued to unfold publicly on X. Shivon Zilis, a top executive at Neuralink and mother of four of the 14 children Musk is known to have fathered, posted on the platform on a Friday morning to announce an abrupt shift in their relationship. Wired.com reported that Zilis shared a screenshot from the account @BigTechAlert showing Musk had unfollowed her.
“It’s hard to go from in love to let go in a week with no warning, but that’s just how it is sometimes,” Zilis wrote on X, expressing happiness that she had shown Musk how it feels to be deeply understood and peacefully loved. Zilis expressed hope that they could remain friends and coparents, leaving ambiguity regarding whether her role as director of operations and special projects at Neuralink had changed, though no departure from the position was indicated.
Musk Criticizes Documentary As A Biased Hit Piece
Musk has offered sharp public criticism of Gibney’s documentary across his social media platform.
The documentary covers a broad range of topics concerning Musk’s business ventures and public influence. Wired.com noted that the project examines the ambitions of landing on Mars, the corporate colonization of Texas, fatal collisions involving “self-driving” Teslas, and the annihilation of the US Agency for International Development by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the start of Donald Trump’s second term. Alongside interviews with tech entrepreneurs, journalists, and former employees, the accounts from Musk’s former partners provide the central human context explored in the film.