Jigsaw Productions

Jigsaw Productions is the production company headed by Oscar-winning director, writer, and producer Alex Gibney. Established in 1982, Jigsaw's productions include the 2008 Oscar-winning documentary feature "Taxi to the Dark Side" and the 2006 Oscar-nominated documentary feature, "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. Other award winning productions include: Martin Scorsese's Emmy and Grammy-award winning multi-part TV series "The Blues," and Magnolia's "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson," featuring Johnny Depp. Jigsaw's many co-production partners include Magnolia Pictures, 2929 Entertainment, Participant Productions, Sony Pictures Classics, CBS, BBC, ZDF-ARTE, PBS, Discovery, ESPN, Optimum Releasing, Diverse Productions, Revolver Entertainment and A&E. Alex Gibney is the founder of Jigsaw Productions. An Oscar, Emmy and Grammy award-winning producer, he is well known for producing one of the top grossing documentaries of all time, "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. In addition, Gibney is sought after for his experience in mounting large international productions, particularly multi-part series, such as Martin Scorsese's Emmy and Grammy award-winning "The Blues" and David Halberstam's "The Fifties." An accomplished writer and director in his own right, Gibney is the leading creative force behind many of Jigsaw's productions and is well known for crafting stories that take an unflinching look at the political landscape of America. His work as a writer/director includes: the 2008 Oscar-winning film "Taxi to the Dark Side," the 2006 Oscar-nominated film "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," and the current Magnolia Pictures release, "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson," featuring Johnny Depp. While Gibney has produced films through Jigsaw for over 20 years, he also worked briefly as a director of special projects for the Samuel Goldwyn Company. And from 1998 to 2000, Gibney was the Senior Vice President of Offline Entertainment Group, a New York-based production company whose principals included producer Ezra Swerdlow and long-time collaborator, Marc Levin. Gibney is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, and has written for Newsweek, The LA Times, Newsday, New Republic, The Wilson Quarterly, LA Reader, Chicago Reader, and San Francisco Chronicle. Alison Ellwood is a senior editor and a producer at Jigsaw Productions. She edited the Oscar-nominated feature "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" and has just completed her work editing and producing the Jigsaw feature "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson," which is currently in worldwide release. Alison is also working on Jigsaw's next two films: "Casino Jack," a look at Jack Abramoff and the selling of the American government and "Magic Bus," a time-travel immersion experience of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters on their infamous road-trip to the 1964 World's Fair. Her work outside of Jigsaw includes producing Morgan Spurlock's hit television show "30 Days," for which she received a PGA Award, as well producing and editing R.J. Cutler's Emmy award-winning series "American High."