Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salmon Rushdie

Directed by Alex Gibney

Inspired by Salman Rushdie’s bestselling memoir, ‘Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder’, Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney explores the renowned author’s life, career and recovery following a harrowing attempt on his life in 2022.

The film includes never-before-seen footage shot by Rushdie’s wife, the American poet, novelist and visual artist Rachel Eliza Griffiths, during the time following the attack, offering a graphic, unflinching, and deeply intimate account of his remarkable recovery and optimism for the future.

This is a special preview screening with an exclusive recorded Q&A with Alex Gibney, Salman Rushdie and Rachel Eliza Griffiths.