Director reveals Elizabeth Holmes doc details
Key Points:
- Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced tech founder serving an 11-year prison sentence for fraudulent medical testing devices, invited filmmaker Nathan Fielder to document her final days of freedom in a new documentary titled “You Can See Everything.”
- The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 6 and features an unrepentant Holmes claiming she did nothing wrong, with Fielder and co-director Lance Oppenheim spending 34 days living in her home before she surrendered to prison.
- Holmes herself initiated contact with film distributor A24 to make the documentary, and the filmmakers described their experience as surreal, noting conflicting perceptions of Holmes’ behavior and reality during filming.
- The documentary portrays Holmes’ fiancé, Billy Evans, as a controlling figure who attempted to influence the film, leading to a breakdown in communication, and he reportedly has not seen the final product.
- “You Can See Everything” will be released in theaters on October 16, coinciding with a campaign advocating for Holmes’ innocence and promoting her technology’s functionality.