{
  "id": 16525549,
  "title": "Nathan Fielder negotiated a \"kill switch\" if You Can See Everything turned out to be nothing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/nathan-fielder-negotiated-a-kill-switch-if-you-can-see-everything",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-25T15:53:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/nathan-fielder-you-can-see-everything-kill-switch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\"",
  "summary": "Fielder's co-director Lance Oppenheim says the Nathan For You creator was worried there wasn't anything in Elizabeth Holmes' story left to tell.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Nathan Fielder Negotiated a ‘Kill Switch’ on ‘You Can See Everything,’ Says Lance Oppenheim: ‘If We Didn’t Find Something, We Could Just Throw It All Away’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/nathan-fielder-negotiated-a-kill-switch-on-you-can-see-everything",
        "published": "2026-10-25T00:01:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}