A new documentary examining Elizabeth Holmes’s life before prison has renewed attention on the former Theranos chief executive and the massive fraud scandal that destroyed her reputation. Directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, You Can See Everything follows Holmes, her partner Billy Evans, and their two young children during her final 34 days of freedom before she reported to federal prison for defrauding investors.
The nearly three-hour production premiered unexpectedly at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2026 before generating significant buzz at the New York Film Festival. According to coverage published by the BBC and Yahoo, the film offers unusually intimate access to Holmes as she continues to maintain that she did nothing wrong.
Inside the Making of ‘You Can See Everything’
Holmes founded Theranos in 2003 as a health technology company that claimed its proprietary device could diagnose a multitude of illnesses using just a single pinprick of blood. By 2014, she was celebrated globally as a self-made billionaire. However, the company’s technology ultimately failed to deliver on its ambitious promises and frequently produced inaccurate medical test results.
Her subsequent conviction for wire fraud and conspiracy led to her imprisonment in May 2023 at Federal Prison Camp, Bryan, in Texas, with an 11-year sentence. The case remains a prominent modern warning regarding the severe risks of exaggerated claims in Silicon Valley, particularly when corporate technology directly impacts medical decisions and patient health.
What makes You Can See Everything jarring to film critics and audiences is the sheer level of access granted to the filmmakers. Shot in strict top-secret conditions beginning in 2023, Holmes and Evans invited Fielder and his crew into their San Diego home just weeks before her surrender date. Fielder, known for blurring the boundaries of reality and fiction in series like The Rehearsal, serves as a deadpan, fearless interviewer.
Unprecedented Access and Critical Reception
Throughout the documentary, Fielder challenges Holmes and Evans on their lifestyle, the reality of the defunct Theranos technology-even inspecting stored machinery-and public perceptions of the scandal. Viewers witness surreal interactions, including Holmes reacting to clips of Amanda Seyfried playing her in the Hulu limited series The Dropout.
Neither Holmes nor Evans had seen the completed film before its public festival screenings, adding another layer of complexity to the project. Following its initial release, industry analysts and audiences have debated the motivations behind the couple’s decision to open their doors to a documentary team at the most precarious moment of their lives.
As You Can See Everything rolls out in theaters, it cements its place as one of the most unusual and unsettling documentary projects in recent memory, forcing viewers to re-examine a disgraced tech mogul right up to the moment prison doors closed behind her.
Frequently Asked Questions About Elizabeth Holmes
Who is Elizabeth Holmes?
Elizabeth Holmes is an American former biotechnology entrepreneur convicted of federal fraud. She founded Theranos, a blood-testing startup that falsely claimed it could run comprehensive medical tests from a tiny volume of blood.
What was Elizabeth Holmes convicted of?
In January 2022, a federal jury convicted Holmes on four counts of defrauding investors. She was subsequently sentenced in November 2022 to 11 years and three months in federal prison.
Where is Elizabeth Holmes currently serving her sentence?
Holmes is serving her federal prison sentence at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) in Bryan, Texas, having reported to the facility in May 2023.
What is the documentary ‘You Can See Everything’?
Directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, You Can See Everything is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the final 34 days of Elizabeth Holmes’s freedom before she reported to prison, featuring unprecedented access to her home life with Billy Evans.
When was ‘You Can See Everything’ released?
The documentary made a surprise world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2026 before scheduled theatrical rollouts by A24.
