‘I’m always being real’: what on earth persuades disgraced people like Elizabeth Holmes to let the cameras in?
With You Can See Everything, Holmes joins other such high-profile subjects as Lance Armstrong, Imelda Marcos and Anthony Weiner to allow film-makers to document their lives. But do they ever come out well? In You Can See Everything, convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes invites film-makers Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim into her home in a supposed act of “radical transparency”. Holmes is…
In the documentary You Can See Everything, high-profile individuals like Elizabeth Holmes, Lance Armstrong, Imelda Marcos, and Anthony Weiner have allowed filmmakers to document their lives. These individuals often invite scrutiny to rebuild their reputation or market future projects. However, the authenticity portrayed in these documents is often questioned.
Holmes, for example, claims she is being "always being real" during her film, but viewers must consider whether she is presenting her authentic self or a fabricated persona. Documentaries often involve power struggles between filmmakers and subjects, with both parties seeking different outcomes. The relationship between filmmaker and subject can be complex, as seen in Imelda Marcos' experience with Lauren Greenfield's The Kingmaker, where the subject's attempts to control the narrative clash with the filmmaker's objective.
Some subjects, like Lance Armstrong, become so invested in their skewed version of reality that they willingly put themselves under scrutiny, even if it means admitting to committing egregious acts.
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