Secret Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Surprises Telluride Ahead of A24 Release
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim unveil a secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary at Telluride, tracing her final 34 days before federal prison, in May 2023.
Summary
Telluride secretly premiered “You Can See Everything” on Sunday night before 650 festivalgoers whose phones were locked away. Attendees knew only that the previously unseen documentary ran nearly three hours and its principal creators were present. Co-directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim chronicle Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and husband Billy Evans during the 34 days before she entered federal prison in May 2023 to begin an 11-year sentence for defrauding investors about Theranos blood-testing technology.
Fielder reportedly lived in the couple’s guest house, providing unusually close access, while an unnamed A-list actress becomes part of the story. Holmes’s attempts to overturn her conviction and shorten her sentence were rejected in February 2025. Her 2025 petition asking President Trump to commute the sentence remains officially opened, pending and under review. A24 plans to release the documentary in October 2026.
Positives
- 650 Telluride attendees saw the previously unshown documentary during a tightly controlled surprise premiere.
- Nathan Fielder reportedly lived in Holmes and Billy Evans’s guest house, giving the filmmakers unusually close access.
- “You Can See Everything” documents the specific 34-day period before Holmes entered federal prison in May 2023.
- A24 plans an October 2026 release following the nearly three-hour film’s Telluride premiere.
- An unnamed A-list actress becomes part of the documentary’s story.
Risks & concerns
- Holmes is serving an 11-year federal sentence for defrauding investors about Theranos blood-testing technology.
- February 2025 rulings rejected Holmes’s efforts to overturn her conviction and shorten her sentence.
- Holmes’s 2025 request for President Trump to commute her sentence remains pending and under review.
- Details about the unnamed A-list actress’s involvement remain limited.
