Thirty-four days before entering federal prison, disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes invited filmmakers Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim into her San Diego home for a secret, three-year documentary project titled You Can See Everything, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and explores her ongoing insistence that she committed no crimes.
The film, titled You Can See Everything, runs nearly three hours and chronicles the final weeks of freedom for the former Silicon Valley CEO before she reported to prison.
Holmes, 42, founded Theranos on claims that her technology could run hundreds of common blood tests using only a few drops of blood. Prosecutors argued those claims were false, asserting that she knowingly misled investors about the capabilities of the company’s blood-testing devices while raising hundreds of millions of dollars from high-profile backers including Rupert Murdoch and Larry Ellison. Following her January 2022 conviction on one count of conspiracy to defraud investors and three counts of wire fraud, Holmes was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison.
Inside the San Diego Beach House and the Nathan Fielder Interrogations
Production on the documentary began in secret, 34 days before Holmes reported to prison. According to Deadline, Holmes granted the crew extraordinary access to the San Diego home she shared with her partner, Billy Evans, and their two young children. Cameras followed the family under the agreement that the production could observe nearly every aspect of their daily routine.
Rather than directing the film from behind the camera, Fielder stepped into a central role as Holmes’ primary interviewer. In a teaser clip released by A24, Holmes looks directly at the comedian and insists on her authenticity.
“I’m not that person, I can promise you that. I don’t have anything to deceive you on. 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.”
Elizabeth Holmes, via Fox Business
When Fielder asks if she is being real, Holmes responds, I’m always being real,
according to Fox Business. Beyond her personal interactions, the documentary reveals that Holmes and Evans discussed plans to launch a new and improved Theranos.
Festival Reactions and the Unfolding Three-Year Narrative
The documentary’s surprise screening at the Telluride Film Festival required attendees to place their cellphones and electronic devices into locked bags before entering the theater. Early reviews highlighted the film’s unconventional structure. Writing for Variety, critic Owen Gleiberman described the project not as a traditional documentary, but as a one-of-a-kind reality-TV-as-hangout-movie psychodrama circus that explores where reality, performance, and deception meet.
The narrative does not end when Holmes surrenders to authorities. After filming her final drive to prison, Fielder and Oppenheim continued production across a three-year span, capturing the period following her incarceration at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas.
Online Backlash and Public Disconnect Over Prison Social Media
As A24 rolled out promotional material for the October theatrical release, Holmes faced renewed online outrage when an X account maintained on her behalf began promoting the film. The account has shared posts ranging from commentary on the documentary to mundane observations about daily life.
The ongoing digital footprint has generated intense public debate because federal inmates are strictly barred from accessing social media or possessing cellphones. Holmes’ profile explicitly clarifies the arrangement in its bio, stating, Mostly my words, posted by others.
Whether the documentary and its unprecedented access will alter public perception of the former executive remains to be seen as the film heads toward its October theatrical debut.
