Unveiling Telluride’s Big Secret: Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Is Sheer Craziness

The annual Telluride Film Festival always generates speculation, but the surprise screening of "You Can See Everything" on Sunday night left audiences buzzing with questions. Electronic devices were confiscated upon entry to prevent leaks. A woman in the audience violated the rules and was asked to leave. The screening revealed that the documentary centered around Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, who was convicted in 2022 for defrauding investors.

Holmes, a high-profile CEO with connections to former senators and two ex-secretaries of state, raised $945 million from prominent investors before admitting to the fraudulent blood test method. She was incarcerated in Bryan, Texas on May 30, 2023, after her second child was born. Thirty-four days prior, Holmes invited filmmakers Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim to document her final days.

Their conversation began at a private magician's club in Los Angeles, where a magician requested a celebrity suggestion, leading to the idea of documenting Holmes' last days with family. The filmmakers claim their approach was spontaneous, and they captured the documentary organically. The documentary explores new dimensions to Holmes' story and challenges the conventions of nonfiction filmmaking.