Nathan Fielder’s Secret Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Release Date and New Trailer Revealed

The Telluride Film Festival is known for its surprises, and this year’s secret screening did not disappoint. The mystery title quickly became one of the most discussed reveals of the fall festival circuit.

For years, rumors circulated about comedian and filmmaker Nathan Fielder, recognized for ‘Nathan for You’ and HBO’s ‘The Rehearsal,’ secretly visiting convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in prison to film a documentary. A24 confirmed these whispers as true when the secret screening commenced.

The documentary, titled ‘You Can See Everything,’ is co-directed by Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. A24 has announced that it will be released in theaters this October, accompanied by a new teaser trailer. The film chronicles Holmes’s life during the 34 days leading up to her reporting to federal prison, as she invited a skeptical film crew to document her every action.

According to A24’s official synopsis, what begins as an intimate look at a mysterious felon evolves into a mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss. This suggests that the project extends well beyond its initial premise, exploring Holmes and the production across a much broader timeline than the 34-day setup suggests.

The screening was marked by unusually strict security measures. Attendees had to check in their phones before entering the Herzog Theatre, and A24 reportedly requested that at least one media outlet hold off on reporting the news until the screening began. The film’s runtime also matched earlier rumors, exceeding two hours.

Oppenheim brings a unique background to this collaboration. He previously directed 2020’s ‘Some Kind of Heaven,’ 2024’s ‘Spermworld,’ and the HBO docuseries ‘Ren Faire,’ all of which combined nonfiction elements with a cinematic flair. He also recently transitioned to narrative filmmaking with A24’s ‘Primetime,’ featuring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, which received positive reviews at the Venice Film Festival just days before Telluride.

For Fielder, this documentary represents a return to the blurred-reality style that has characterized his career, following real subjects into increasingly bizarre and elaborate situations. Teaming him with Oppenheim, whose previous work is more traditionally observational yet shares a similar cinematic ambition, gives ‘You Can See Everything’ a unique creative foundation as it heads toward its theatrical release.

Holmes remains a highly polarizing figure. The Theranos founder was convicted of defrauding investors after raising nearly $1 billion for blood-testing technology that was later revealed to be ineffective. She began serving her over 11-year prison sentence in May 2023 and is currently incarcerated in a federal facility.

This context makes the documentary’s access even more remarkable. Holmes reportedly invited the crew herself, despite their initial skepticism, providing Fielder and Oppenheim with an unusually close perspective on someone who has been largely out of the public eye since her conviction.

With the Telluride premiere completed and a theatrical release set for October, ‘You Can See Everything’ is poised to become one of the fall festival season’s most surprising documentary events. Whether it emerges as a character study, media satire, or something even stranger, audiences won’t have to wait long to discover.

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