Alex Gibney | The New York Review of Books

Alex Gibney

Alex Gibney is a documentary film director and producer. His films include Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005), We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks (2013), The Armstrong Lie (2013), and Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015). (February 2019)

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The Truth of ‘The Troubles’

The Loughinisland story matters because it raises universal questions about how societies reckon with the past, particularly when that history involves crimes committed in an internal conflict. Transparency is vital for democracies to ensure that mistakes are not repeated and misdeeds not overlooked.

February 22, 2019