Nathan Fielder Needs the Audience to ‘Help Me Understand What I Went Through’ in Making Elizabeth Holmes Doc
"It was a really disorienting experience," Fielder and co-director Lance Oppenheim said at a buzzy "You Can See Everything" screening The post Nathan Fielder Needs the Audience to ‘Help Me Understand What I Went Through’ in Making Elizabeth Holmes Doc appeared first on TheWrap .
A24 hosted an early screening of the new Elizabeth Holmes documentary "You Can See Everything" at the David Geffen Theater at the Academy Museum, one month after it debuted at the Telluride Film Festival. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim sat down with Bill Hader after the screening, revealing details about their filmmaking process.
The filmmakers met Holmes, who was recently sentenced to 11 years in prison for fraud, before cameras started rolling. Fielder described the experience as disorienting, as Holmes seemed sincere, despite her alleged transgressions.
Oppenheim and Fielder initially had no interest in collaborating, but the idea eventually came to fruition when a magician at The Magic Castle suggested the name Elizabeth Holmes. They then reached out to A24, asking for a meeting with the former CEO of Theranos.
The filmmakers spent around 35 days filming Holmes and her partner Billy Evans, with a crew of seven individuals documenting the day-to-day life of the couple. Despite the challenging experience, Fielder and Oppenheim hoped to bring the audience into Holmes and Evans' world.
However, even after filming, Fielder and Oppenheim couldn't agree on what had actually happened. They were confused by the bizarre reality they witnessed, and their differing interpretations of events added to the mystery surrounding the documentary.
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