Gibney's Rushdie documentary uses attack and hospital footage

Alex Gibney's 'Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie' includes never-before-seen footage of the 12 August 2022 stabbing in Chautauqua, N.Y., according to Variety. It also uses hospital footage shot by Rushdie's wife Rachel Eliza Griffiths, according to Variety. The film, based on Rushdie's 2024 memoir, premiered at Sundance, according to Variety.