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Nathan Fielder unveiled the trailer for 'You Can See Everything.' Here's what to know about the Elizabeth Holmes doc.

A still from Nathan Fielder's documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, "You Can See Everything."
Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes in "You Can See Everything."

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  • "You Can See Everything" is a new documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
  • Holmes invited a camera crew to document her life in the weeks leading up to her 2023 imprisonment.
  • The movie is led by co-director Nathan Fielder, who lived with Holmes and her family during filming.

The first official trailer for Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's genre-bending Elizabeth Holmes documentary "You Can See Everything" has arrived, and it promises an intimate look at one of Silicon Valley's most notorious felons.

The documentary follows Holmes, the once-celebrated founder of Theranos, a now-defunct blood-testing startup, who was accused of building the company on false promises and nonexistent technology. While Holmes has admitted that she made mistakes, she denied any criminal wrongdoing. Following a lengthy trial, Holmes was found guilty in 2022 on four counts of fraud and conspiracy.

As we see in the documentary's trailer, which adopts the tone of a mind-bending mystery-thriller, Holmes has continued to maintain her innocence. But Fielder and Oppenheim are clearly skeptical.

Fielder serves as a kind of host, interviewer, and narrator as he moves in with Holmes and her family in the weeks before she reported to prison to serve an 11-year-sentence in May 2023.

In the trailer, Fielder bluntly asks Holmes how she ended up as a convicted felon if she did nothing wrong. She replies, "I wish I knew, you know? I don't know. I don't feel like I understand that."

Later, she tells Fielder, "I don't have anything to hide."

Here's everything to know about "You Can See Everything."

The documentary was filmed in secret

Elizabeth Holmes in "You Can See Everything."
Elizabeth Holmes in "You Can See Everything."

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Holmes reported to federal prison on May 30, 2023, to begin serving her 11-year sentence. (Her prison time has since been shortened by roughly two years.)

"You Can See Everything" was kept under wraps for over three years until it had its surprise premiere at the Telluride Film Festival in early September. A short teaser arrived online that same day.

Critics who attended the screening have described "You Can See Everything" as disarming, surreal, and fascinating. Holmes and her partner, Billy Evans, are depicted as "willing, if wildly offbeat subjects," according to Deadline's Pete Hammond.

Kyle Buchanan, the former awards columnist at The New York Times, said that Evans comes across as a "wild narcissist" and the "unlikely star of this film."

The 'You Can See Everything' trailer offers more insight into Holmes and Evans' dynamic

Billy Evans, Elizabeth Holmes, and Nathan Fielder in "You Can See Everything."
Billy Evans, Elizabeth Holmes, and Nathan Fielder in "You Can See Everything."

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Holmes and Evans welcomed a baby boy named William in 2021 while Holmes was awaiting trial for her charges. The birth of their second child was revealed in a 2023 court filing, as Holmes' legal team sought to delay her incarceration.

In one scene, Evans tells Fielder that he fell in love with Holmes almost immediately, during their first conversation.

Fielder pushes back, asking when Evans learned the truth about Theranos and whether he's concerned about Holmes' track record.

"Weren't you worried that she was, sort of, scamming you?" Fielder asks.

"100%, but what did she have to gain from me?" Evans replies.

"Well, isn't your family rich?" Fielder counters.

Evans is the heir to Evans Hotels, a hospitality company founded by his grandparents that runs three luxury hotels in San Diego. He currently works as a biotech executive at the blood testing startup Haemanthus, according to his LinkedIn.

"I think that there's, like, a lot of different levels of wealth," Evans tells Fielder in the trailer. In another clip, Evans says that he doesn't believe Holmes has ever lied to him.

Holmes and her ex-boyfriend and co-defendant, Sunny Balwani, were ordered to pay $452 million in restitution to victims of their Theranos fraud in 2023 in addition to their prison sentences.

"You Can See Everything" arrives in theaters on October 16.

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Silicon Valley is getting the Hollywood treatment this fall. Find out which tech-founder movie is right for you.

Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg, Elizabeth Holmes in a documentary, and Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman.
This fall, there's a tech-founder movie out there for every taste.

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  • Silicon Valley is having a moment in Hollywood this fall.
  • Elizabeth Holmes and Elon Musk are getting the documentary treatment, with two very different tones.
  • Meta and OpenAI are the subjects of two movies that could be major players this awards season.

This fall, Hollywood is taking on another California industry: Silicon Valley.

A fresh crop of movies and documentaries about some of the biggest figures in tech is slated to hit screens starting in October, with many of them already being teed up as serious contenders for Oscar season.

Get ready for movies that delve into the dark sides of Facebook and OpenAI, a hard-hitting exposé on Elon Musk, and a genre-bending documentary in which Nathan Fielder faces off with Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.

But which tech-founder movie is right for you? Let's help you decide.

"The Social Reckoning" (October 9)

What it's about: Sixteen years after the release of "The Social Network," David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin's classic gets a spiritual sequel. This time, Sorkin, who wrote "The Social Network," takes the directing reins and Jeremy Strong steps in as Mark Zuckerberg to tell the story of a Facebook engineer who decides to blow the whistle and reveal some of the company's darkest secrets. Jeremy Allen White and Mikey Madison also star.

Watch this if: You want to see Strong go full Method as Zuckerberg.

"Musk" (October 16)

What it's about: Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney leaves no stone unturned in his nearly four-hour film chronicling Elon Musk's life and career. The doc tracks the moves he made to become the richest person in the world, along with his troubled personal life and his time in Trump's White House.

Watch this if: You want to see the doc Musk calls a "hit piece" and judge for yourself.

"You Can See Everything" (October 16)

What it's about: Before Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reported to prison for defrauding investors in 2023, she invited a film crew to her California home. But not just any film crew — one led by comedian Nathan Fielder.

Watch this if: You're itching to hear what Holmes thinks when Fielder shows her Amanda Seyfried's portrayal of her in "The Dropout."

"Artificial" (December 25)

What it's about: Luca Guadagnino's latest movie stars Andrew Garfield as OpenAI cofounder Sam Altman. The movie focuses on his dramatic firing and rehiring as its CEO in 2023.

Watch this if: You want to get a peek inside Sam Altman's doomsday bunker.

BONUS: "The Altruists" (November 19)
Anthony Boyle as Sam Bankman-Fried sitting with screens in back of him
Anthony Boyle as Sam Bankman-Fried in "The Altruists."

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What it's about: While not a movie, this upcoming Netflix series is set to carry the tech-founder-story torch in November, when all eight episodes of "The Altruists" arrive on the streamer. The series delves into the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The cast includes Anthony Boyle as FTX cofounder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Julia Garner as his girlfriend, Caroline Ellison.

Watch this if: You want to see Julia Garner play another infamous woman.

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