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A secret new Elizabeth Holmes documentary stuns Telluride

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Why This Matters

A secretly filmed documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, shot by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim in the 34 days before she reported to prison, surprise-premiered at Telluride and will be released by A24 in October. The extraordinary access — Fielder reportedly lived in the couple's guest house — promises a new window into one of tech's defining fraud cases. It arrives while Holmes' clemency petition to President Trump remains pending.

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In Brief

Telluride just managed one of its best-kept secrets in years, per The Hollywood Reporter. On Sunday night, festivalgoers filed into a 650-seat theater with their phones locked away, having no idea what they were about to see, told only that it ran nearly three hours, hadn’t been shown anywhere, and that its principal creators would be in the audience. The surprise premiere they went on to enjoy is a new documentary from co-directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.

Called “You Can See Everything,” the film is said to capture Holmes and her husband, Billy Evans, in the 34 days before she reported to federal prison in May 2023 to begin an 11-year sentence for defrauding investors about her blood-testing technology. Since then, her legal fight has limped along without success. Her appeals to overturn the conviction and shorten her sentence were rejected in February of last year. She then went a different route last year, asking President Trump to commute her sentence. That clemency petition is still listed as pending, meaning it’s officially been opened and remains under review.

Fielder apparently lived in the couple’s guest house during filming — the access they provided sounds shocking — but some of the buzz also ties to an A-list actress who becomes part of the story itself. A24 is set to release the film in October. You can check out the trailer below.