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You Can See Everything is offering audiences an unsettling first look at one of the most unusual documentaries of the year. A24 has released a new trailer for Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s closely guarded film about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, whose public rise and criminal conviction have already become the subject of extensive media coverage.
The documentary premiered to a full crowd at the Telluride Film Festival, where it quickly became one of the event’s most talked-about films. A24 has set an Oct. 16 release date, positioning the project for significant awards-season attention.
The Explosive You Can See Everything Trailer
The trailer highlights the strange, intensely personal relationship that develops between Fielder and Holmes. The filmmaker appears to spend extended time with Holmes as she prepares for prison, questions her version of events and attempts to understand the person behind one of Silicon Valley’s biggest scandals.
Holmes is seen becoming emotional during the encounters, while Fielder maintains his familiar deadpan approach. At one point, he appears to interrogate Holmes’ husband, adding another layer of tension to a documentary that seems determined to blur the boundaries between observation, confrontation and performance.
“I don’t have anything to deceive you on,” Holmes tells Fielder in the footage. She continues, “Of course I’m not deceiving you. I’m engaging with you as a human being. Why would I deceive you? There’s no reason for me to do that.”
A Three-Year Journey Into Elizabeth Holmes’ World
According to the film’s official description, Holmes invited a skeptical crew to document her life 34 days before she was due to begin her prison sentence. What begins as an intimate portrait of a disgraced founder eventually expands into a three-year journey through uncertainty, confinement and psychological confrontation.
The documentary is reportedly 174 minutes long, an unusually expansive running time that reflects the filmmakers’ commitment to following the story beyond the headlines. Rather than presenting a conventional rise-and-fall account, You Can See Everything appears to focus on Holmes’ behavior, relationships and self-presentation during a crucial period in her life.
The film’s official logline describes the project as an intimate portrait that becomes “a mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss.” That description matches the trailer’s unsettling tone, which moves between awkward conversations, emotional reactions and moments of apparent calm.
Telluride Reactions Fuel Awards Buzz
Early reactions from Telluride suggest that the film could become a major talking point during the documentary awards race. Variety film critic Owen Gleiberman described the project as a “one-of-a-kind reality-TV-as-hangout-movie psychodrama circus,” while also praising Fielder’s approach as driven by genuine inquiry.
Gleiberman compared Fielder’s onscreen interviewing style to the deadpan comedy of Steven Wright, emphasizing the contrast between the filmmaker’s restrained delivery and the increasingly bizarre circumstances around him. That balance appears to be central to the documentary’s appeal.
Variety’s Clayton Davis also reported that the movie keeps escalating across its three-year timeline. He said the final movement left seasoned Telluride attendees “shell-shocked,” with “wild” and “WTF?” among the reactions circulating after screenings.
Those responses point to a documentary that may resist easy categorization. It is part investigation, part character study and part uncomfortable social experiment. The film’s unusual structure could attract viewers interested in true crime, corporate scandal, celebrity culture and the ethics of documentary filmmaking.
What to Expect From the Documentary
Holmes became internationally known after Theranos promised to transform blood testing through technology that could allegedly perform numerous tests using only a small sample. The company collapsed after investigations challenged its claims, and Holmes was later convicted of fraud.
You Can See Everything does not appear to revisit those events in a traditional explanatory format. Instead, the film seems interested in what happens after the courtroom headlines fade. By placing Holmes in front of a camera during the final days of her freedom and the early weeks of imprisonment, Fielder and Oppenheim create a setting where image management becomes part of the story.
The result could be one of the season’s most divisive documentary releases. Some viewers may see the project as an ambitious act of journalistic observation, while others may question the ethics of giving Holmes such an intimate platform. Either way, the trailer makes clear that the film is designed to provoke discussion.
With its high-profile subject, unusual filmmaking style and strong early festival response, You Can See Everything is emerging as a distinctive awards-season contender. Audiences will get a fuller look at Fielder’s experiment when the documentary arrives on Oct. 16.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is You Can See Everything about?
You Can See Everything follows Elizabeth Holmes during the period surrounding her imprisonment, beginning 34 days before she was due to report to prison and continuing through a broader three-year filmmaking journey.
Who directed You Can See Everything?
The documentary was directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. Fielder also appears onscreen as an interviewer and participant in the film’s unusual encounters.
When will You Can See Everything be released?
A24 announced an Oct. 16 release date following the documentary’s premiere at the Telluride Film Festival.
How long is the documentary?
The film has a reported running time of 174 minutes, making it an unusually detailed examination of Holmes and the filmmakers’ evolving relationship with her.
