From DOGE to space lasers, Alex Gibney peels back the many layers of Elon Musk

In the Oscar-winning filmmaker's latest documentary, director Alex Gibney investigates the rise of Elon Musk and says what's behind Musk's success are distressing truths.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6166x4111+0+0/resize/6166x4111!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F30%2Fa3f50d3a4ac9a4e25e74c240a5eb%2Fgettyimages-2200924488.jpg' alt='Director Alex Gibney decided to expand his documentary about Elon Musk when the tech billionaire briefly became one of President Trump's closest aides and tore through the federal government, slashing agencies.'/><p>In the Oscar-winning filmmaker's latest documentary, director Alex Gibney investigates the rise of Elon Musk and says what's behind Musk's success are distressing truths.</p><p>(Image credit: Andrew Harnik)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5962167' />