We’re so proud to receive two News & Documentary Emmy® Nominations!
'The Dark Money Game' (dir. Alex Gibney, @hbomax ) and 'Bodyguard of Lies' (dir. Dan Krauss, @paramountplus ) are both nominated in Outstanding Politics & Government Documentary.
Huge thanks to everyone who worked on both. 🏆 🎉
Honored to announce that ORWELL: 2+2=5 has been named as a finalist for FIPRESCI’s Inaugural Documentary Grand Prix Award!
In January, the International Federation of Film Critics (@fipresci ) and the Millennium Docs Against Gravity festival announced the launch of the Documentary Grand Prix. This new award will be given to the best documentary film of the year. Members of FIPRESCI from around the world will vote, making this award one of the most important distinctions in global documentary cinema.
FIPRESCI Documentary Grand Prix Nominees:
2000 Meters to Andriivka
Fiume o morte!
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Perfect Neighbor
The first ever winner will be announced at the Opening Ceremony of the 23rd MDAG in May 2026.
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We're thrilled to share that 'Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie' will have its World Premiere at the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival!
Join us Jan 22–Feb 1 to experience Alex Gibney’s portrait of Rushdie’s remarkable story through Rachel Eliza Griffiths’ intimate lens.
Single film tickets go on sale Jan 14. For more info, visit festival.sundance.org and follow @sundanceorg .
‘Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie’ continues to travel the world!
🎟Tickets are available via the link in our bio for:
Guadalajara International Film Festival (@ficg ) — April 24–25
DOC10 Film Festival (@wearecmp ) — May 3
Millennium Docs Against Gravity (@millenniumdocsagainstgravity ) — May 8–17
And coming May 21 → Nantucket Film Festival (@nantucketfilmfestival )
To audiences in Guadalajara, Warsaw, Chicago, and Nantucket—we’re so honored to share this with you.
A “staggeringly intimate” look into a literary icon and the vicious attack that nearly took his life, KNIFE: THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF SALMAN RUSHDIE is Doc10’s Closing Night Selection, screening at the @davistheater on Sun. May 3 at 7pm.
Salman Rushdie, Oscar-nominated director Alex Gibney, and producer & novelist Rachel Eliza Griffiths to join for a special Q&A!
Get tickets now at the link in our bio.
ORWELL: 2 + 2 = 5, directed by Raoul Peck and produced by Alex Gibney, was released in France yesterday through @le_pacte_officiel . 🇫🇷
À ne pas manquer !
“An inspired, highly accomplished, and powerfully educational film.”
— @lesinrocks
“State lies, oppression… In a richly layered documentary, Raoul Peck draws a disturbing parallel between 1984 and today.”
— @telerama
#RaoulPeck @neonrated@velvet_film@goodfellas_cinema@orwell225_ #orwell #documentary
Honored to share that ‘Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie’ is headed to CPH:DOX 2026 in the HUMAN:RIGHTS competition.
Hailed by critics as:
“a stirringly defiant response to hideous violence.” — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
“pulse-pounding and nerve-rattling.” — Kate Erbland, IndieWire
“a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and our ability to rebuild even after experiencing the worst.” — Zachary Lee, TheWrap
Alex Gibney’s portrait of Salman Rushdie, seen through Rachel Eliza Griffiths’ intimate lens, comes to Copenhagen, March 11–22.
Full programme drops February 18. See you at @cphdox .
Join Alex Gibney at Beyond Film during the 2026 #SundanceFilmFestival!
He’ll be speaking at Power of Story: On Legacy on Jan 27 at 3:00 PM MST, with Ta-Nehisi Coates, John Turturro, Olivia Wilde, and moderator Jia Tolentino.
Tix available at festival.sundance.org @sundanceorg 🎟️
“Orwell: 2+2=5” wins big at the
@CriticsChoice Documentary Awards!
Best Narration: Damian Lewis (Performer), George Orwell (Writer) & Raoul Peck (Director)
Best Score: Alexei Aigui (composer)
#georgeorwell #ccadocawards #criticschoice
ORWELL: 2+2=5 has been nominated for seven #CriticsChoiceDocumentaryAwards including Best Documentary Feature, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Narration, Best Archival Documentary, and Best Political Documentary!
It’s time to learn Newspeak.
Raoul Peck’s ORWELL: 2+2=5 opens in NYC this Friday with in-person filmmaker Q&As at @ifccenter . In Select Cities 10.10. Link to 🎟️ in bio!
#orwell #1984 #raoulpeck #orwellian
