‘You Can See Everything’ Director Lance Oppenheim Says Billy Evans ‘Didn’t Care About Being Seen Naked’; Evans Asked, ‘Want to Film Me Showering?’
“You Can See Everything” audiences were expecting to be taken aback for a variety of reasons when watching the documentary, but a full-frontal shot of Elizabeth Holmes’ partner Billy Evans wasn’t something many foresaw experiencing in the theater. Lance Oppenheim, who co-directed the buzzy A24 doc with Nathan Fielder, has now revealed just how that […]
Documentary filmmaker Nathan Fielder negotiated a unique "kill switch" with distributor A24 before filming his Oscar buzz documentary You Can See Everything. The intimate, mind-bending portrait of convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes already had Oscar buzz, critical acclaim, and A24's backing, but Fielder wanted an escape clause in case the story proved too thin.
According to co-director Lance Oppenheim, Fielder insisted on a provision that allowed the team to abandon the project if no compelling angle emerged. A24 accepted the deal, granting Fielder and Oppenheim unprecedented creative freedom during the 34-day shoot. Fielder emphasized the "kill switch" as a rare opportunity to explore the story without external pressures, describing it as a "very nice zone to operate in."
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