“Taxi to the Dark Side," directed by UCLA alumnus Alex Gibney and produced by Eva Orner, just won best documentary feature. This was Gibney’s second nomination; his 2005 film, “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,” was nominated for best feature documentary.
Alex Gibney’s Acceptance Speech
Wow. Thank you very much, Academy. Here’s to all doc filmmakers. And, truth is, I think my dear wife Anne was kind of hoping I’d make a romantic comedy, but honestly, after Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, extraordinary rendition that simply wasn’t possible. This is dedicated to two people who are no longer with us, Dilawar, the young Afghan taxi driver, and my father, a navy interrogator who urged me to make this film because of his fury about what was being done to the rule of law. Let’s hope we can turn this country around, move away from the dark side and back to the light. Thank you very much.
Best Documentary Feature: “Taxi to the Dark Side”
“Taxi to the Dark Side," directed by UCLA alumnus Alex Gibney and produced by Eva Orner, just won best documentary feature. This was Gibney’s second nomination; his 2005 film, “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,” was nominated for best feature documentary.
Alex Gibney’s Acceptance Speech
Wow. Thank you very much, Academy. Here’s to all doc filmmakers. And, truth is, I think my dear wife Anne was kind of hoping I’d make a romantic comedy, but honestly, after Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, extraordinary rendition that simply wasn’t possible. This is dedicated to two people who are no longer with us, Dilawar, the young Afghan taxi driver, and my father, a navy interrogator who urged me to make this film because of his fury about what was being done to the rule of law. Let’s hope we can turn this country around, move away from the dark side and back to the light. Thank you very much.