Born in 1953, Alex Gibney, known for his powerful documentaries, is one of the most accomplished non-fiction filmmakers working today. His 2008 film, Taxi to the Dark Side, received an Oscar for Best Feature-Length Documentary, a Best Director nomination from the Director's Guild of America, as well as a Writer's Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay. Alex received another Academy Award nomination in 2006 for ENRON: The Smartest Guys in the Room, which also won the Independent Spirit Award and the WGA Award, and he served as an Executive Producer on the Academy Award-nominated No End in Sight (2007). Finding Fela is his 26th documentary.