Los Angeles: A24 has unveiled a new trailer for You Can See Everything, the highly anticipated documentary from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim that follows former Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes during the final days before she began serving her prison sentence.
The unusual documentary has already generated significant attention following its surprise premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. Running for approximately 174 minutes, the film places Fielder directly inside Holmes’ world, producing an intimate and often uncomfortable portrait of a controversial Silicon Valley figure.
The documentary is scheduled to arrive in theaters on October 16.
Watch the You Can See Everything Trailer
The newly released trailer offers a deeper look at Fielder’s unusual approach to documenting Holmes.
Rather than simply interviewing the former Theranos executive, Fielder becomes part of her everyday environment. The film follows Holmes and those around her while Fielder probes her version of events and repeatedly challenges what she tells him.
At one point, Fielder asks Holmes directly:
“You really feel you did nothing wrong?”
Holmes responds:
“I did not.”
The exchange provides a glimpse of the tension running through the documentary, particularly as Fielder attempts to understand Holmes’ perspective after her conviction for fraud.
Nathan Fielder Moves in With Elizabeth Holmes
One of the most unusual elements of You Can See Everything is the extent of Fielder’s access.
According to the documentary’s premise, 34 days before Holmes was scheduled to report to prison, she invited the filmmakers to document her life.
What begins as an apparently intimate portrait eventually develops into a much larger project spanning three years.
The official logline describes the film as a journey that begins with a skeptical film crew documenting Holmes’ final days of freedom before becoming an increasingly complicated exploration of the convicted former entrepreneur.
Fielder also interacts with Holmes’ husband, Billy Evans, and questions him about his relationship with Holmes and his circumstances.
Trailer Shows Fielder Questioning Billy Evans
The trailer gives viewers a glimpse of Fielder’s conversations with Evans, including questions surrounding his finances and his relationship with Holmes.
Fielder’s direct questioning contrasts with the more observational footage surrounding Holmes and her family.
The documentary appears to repeatedly place its subjects in situations where their explanations are tested rather than simply accepted.
That approach is particularly notable given Holmes’ history as the founder of Theranos, the Silicon Valley company whose claims about its blood-testing technology ultimately became the subject of criminal proceedings.
Elizabeth Holmes Becomes Emotional in the Trailer
The trailer also ends on an emotional moment involving Holmes.
After the documentary’s increasingly confrontational exchanges, Holmes appears to become emotional and tearful.
The moment is presented without an immediate explanation, leaving the circumstances behind it open to the audience.
The film’s earlier teaser similarly emphasized the unusual relationship between Fielder and Holmes. In that footage, the two stare intensely at each other while Holmes insists that she is being sincere.
“I don’t have anything to deceive you on,” Holmes says.
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.”
You Can See Everything Premiered at Telluride
You Can See Everything was kept largely secret before its premiere at the Telluride Film Festival.
The documentary screened to a packed audience, with the festival appearance followed by the release of a brief teaser and confirmation of its October theatrical release.
The secrecy surrounding the project has contributed to the attention surrounding the film, particularly because of Fielder’s unusual involvement with Holmes.
Critics React to Nathan Fielder’s Documentary
The documentary has already attracted strong reactions from critics who saw it at Telluride.
Variety film critic Owen Gleiberman described the project as a distinctive mixture of reality television, observational filmmaking and psychological drama.
Gleiberman called it “a one-of-a-kind reality-TV-as-hangout-movie psychodrama circus” while highlighting Fielder’s approach as an interviewer and his willingness to pursue difficult questions.
Variety‘s Clayton Davis also described the film as becoming increasingly strange across its three-year timeline. He reported that the ending generated particularly strong reactions among Telluride attendees.
These are critics’ interpretations of the documentary rather than an official description of its meaning or intent.
What Is You Can See Everything About?
The film centers on Elizabeth Holmes, who founded Theranos and became one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent entrepreneurs before the company collapsed amid revelations about its blood-testing technology.
Holmes was convicted on federal fraud charges and sentenced to prison.
Rather than presenting a conventional retrospective documentary, You Can See Everything focuses on Holmes’ life immediately before incarceration and follows the filmmakers’ access to her over an extended period.
The result is expected to blur the boundaries between documentary observation, personal interaction and direct interrogation.
Nathan Fielder’s Feature Directorial Debut
You Can See Everything represents a major filmmaking project for Nathan Fielder, who is known for unconventional television work including Nathan for You and The Rehearsal.
Fielder’s involvement gives the documentary a distinctive on-camera presence, while Lance Oppenheim brings his experience as a documentary filmmaker.
The pair’s decision to spend years following Holmes has made the film one of the more closely watched documentary releases of the season.
You Can See Everything Release Date
A24 is scheduled to release You Can See Everything in theaters on October 16.
The documentary’s extended runtime, secretive production and unusual access to Elizabeth Holmes have made it one of the more closely discussed documentary films heading into the awards season.
As the theatrical release approaches, the trailer offers the clearest look yet at the confrontational and highly personal filmmaking approach taken by Fielder and Oppenheim.
