Fielder Films Elizabeth Holmes Days Before Prison — SkimNews
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- "You Can See Everything" had its second public screening at NYFF following its Telluride debut, with directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim fielding questions from artistic director Dennis Lim
- The documentary was filmed at Elizabeth Holmes' San Diego home in the days before she reported to Bryan federal prison in Texas, where she is serving a 10-year sentence for defrauding Theranos investors
- Oppenheim said the project launched in 2023 after someone at an L.A. magic show shouted "Elizabeth Holmes" as a celebrity name; Holmes had separately reached out to A24 looking for someone to document her life after years of total silence
- The crews shot 16 hours a day using three cameras, with no more than four individuals in the house at any time and one wide lens covering the entire home so "if something happened, we wouldn't miss it"
- Fielder moved from behind the camera to in front of it, registering reactions to Holmes' circular responses when asked whether she knew her Theranos blood-testing claims were false
- Fielder said he couldn't explain why Holmes and her partner Billy Evans granted them access, speculating: "Maybe there was a sense that inviting someone who was a friend of theirs, no one would take that seriously"
- "You Can See Everything" opens in theaters October 16, with Fielder saying he's "really curious to hear what everyone else thinks" to help him understand the footage
Why it matters: This documentary represents the first known camera access to Holmes in her home since her 2022 conviction, captured before she reported to serve a 10-year federal sentence for defrauding investors. Fielder's unusual move from observer to on-camera participant — registering reactions to her denials in real time — adds a self-reflexive layer to the vérité project, and his stated uncertainty about her motives leaves the film open-ended for the October 16 theatrical release.
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