United States — Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s highly anticipated Elizabeth Holmes documentary, You Can See Everything, is officially set for release in Australian and New Zealand cinemas, with A24 confirming a local theatrical date.
The film has attracted significant attention because of its unprecedented access to the disgraced Theranos founder. It follows Holmes during the final weeks before she was due to begin her prison sentence while documenting a three-year filmmaking process that took an increasingly unexpected direction.
Production began just 34 days before Holmes was scheduled to report to prison, after she agreed to allow Fielder and Oppenheim to document her life. What initially appeared to be a behind-the-scenes portrait of one of Silicon Valley’s most infamous figures evolved into what the filmmakers called a “mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss.”
The Australian and New Zealand release comes after the documentary made a surprise debut at the Telluride Film Festival in September. The film quickly attracted attention for its unconventional approach and the extraordinary access the filmmakers secured to Holmes.
Holmes became a prominent figure after founding blood-testing company Theranos in 2003. The startup claimed its technology could conduct multiple medical tests using only a few drops of blood. Once celebrated as one of Silicon Valley’s most promising entrepreneurs, Holmes’ reputation collapsed after investigations revealed major problems with Theranos’ technology and business practices.
In 2022, Holmes was convicted on four counts of fraud and conspiracy involving investors and received a sentence of more than 11 years in federal prison. She has continued to maintain her innocence.
You Can See Everything is the latest screen project to examine the Theranos scandal, following Hulu’s acclaimed drama The Dropout, which featured Amanda Seyfried as Holmes. Unlike earlier dramatisations, however, Fielder and Oppenheim’s documentary includes Holmes herself.
“You Can See Everything” hits Australian and New Zealand cinemas on November 12th.
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