Jigsaw Productions
Jigsaw Productions is an American documentary production company founded in 1982 by the director Alex GibneyAlex GibneyAlex Gibney is an American documentary director and producer who founded Jigsaw Productions in 1982. He won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature for Taxi to the Dark Side and was nominated for Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. His documentary Musk was selected for the 2026 Venice Film Festival and opened in U.S. theaters in October 2026.Open the full entry and based in New York. Its work includes Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Taxi to the Dark Side and Going Clear. Content Media took a 50% stake in 2012, and Wendy Schmidt acquired a majority stake in 2025; the company co-produced the documentary Musk.
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Key facts
1982Founded by Alex Gibney
Alex Gibney founded Jigsaw Productions in 1982 and ran it independently for about 30 years.[1]
The company describes its work as investigative true stories about hidden sources of power.[2]
June 2012Content Media Takes 50%
In June 2012 Gibney sold 50% of Jigsaw for an undisclosed sum, keeping creative control over projects.[1]
The buyer, Content Media Corporation, was to act as Jigsaw’s international distributor through its film, television and digital divisions where appropriate.[3]
February 2025Majority Stake Sold
In February 2025 Gibney sold a majority stake in Jigsaw to Wendy Schmidt on undisclosed terms; the company then had 15 employees and planned to expand to Los Angeles.[4]
Works: Selected Productions
Its productions include Going Clear, Taxi to the Dark Side and Enron, and it has recently expanded into scripted films, series and podcasts.[2]
Earlier works include Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer, Gonzo, Magic Trip and the series The Blues with Martin Scorsese.[3]
It co-produced the documentary Musk.[5]
Sources
- Gibney’s Jigsaw sale: “I faced a crossroads” (opens in a new window)
- About Us – Jigsaw Productions (opens in a new window)
- Content Media Takes 50-Percent Stake in Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions (opens in a new window)
- Alex Gibney Sells Majority Stake in Doc Business to Google Billionaire Philanthropist Wendy Schmidt (opens in a new window)
- Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ Documentary Gets Theatrical Release From Bleecker Street (opens in a new window)