One of the most unexpectedly buzzy additions to festival season comes as a big surprise to just about everyone: Nathan Fielder has made a three-hour documentary about none other than Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes. The movie, You Can See Everything, made its debut at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend as an unannounced surprise addition to the schedule, and now it has a trailer and an October release date.
The documentary, which comes from A24 (of course it does), and runs a whopping 174 minutes, tracks Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder as he documents Elizabeth Holmes during her last thirty-four days of freedom before she began serving her 11 1/2-year sentence in federal prison. Holmes, of course, is the infamous Silicon Valley entrepreneur whose blood-testing company, Theranos, made her a household name and the world’s youngest female billionaire, as the company was supposed to revolutionize blood testing. The idea was that a pinprick drop of blood was all that was needed for a comprehensive test. The only problem — it was all a scam. The technology never worked, with the science behind it all invented by Holmes and her cronies, who nonetheless raised enough capital to give her company a $9 billion valuation, only for it to come crashing down spectacularly.
Holmes’ crimes were previously documented in the Hulu limited series The Dropout, starring Amanda Seyfried, but Fielder’s You Can See Everything is something different. He actually managed to get Holmes’ cooperation, with him essentially moving in with her as she prepares for her sentence. Early reviews say the film, which Fielder directed with documentarian Lance Oppenheim (whose other film, Primetime, just played to raves at the Venice Film Festival), is incredible, with Holmes seemingly unrepentant about her crimes and not even really understanding what exactly she did wrong in the first place. It sounds fascinating, although do yourself a favor and DON’T read The Hollywood Reporter’s review, as their critic, Owen Gleiberman, has spoiled a major third-act surprise that Fielder specifically requested journalists not reveal.
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