Preview: Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie + recorded Q&A

Name: Preview: Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie + recorded Q&A
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-09-30
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Cast: Salman Rushdie

<div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Knife </i>explores renowned author Salman Rushdie’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 <b>Rachel Eliza Griffiths</b>, in the time following the attack offering a graphic, unflinching, and deeply intimate account of his remarkable recovery and optimism for the future.  Directed by Academy Award-winning director <b>Alex Gibney</b>, <i>Knife </i>is inspired by Rushdie’s bestselling memoir<i> Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.</i></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This special preview screening will feature a recorded Q&A with<b> Alex Gibney, Salman Rushdie </b>and <b>Rachel Eliza Griffiths.</b></div>DocumentaryPT1H47M152026-09-30USen

Salman Rushdie

Alex Gibney

Erin Edeiken

Sruthi Pinnamaneni

Preview: Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie + recorded Q&A"Preview: Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie + recorded Q&A"

Showtimes

September 30, 5:30 pm