A24 has officially released a striking new trailer for You Can See Everything, a mysterious, 174-minute documentary capturing the final days of freedom and early imprisonment of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
Helmed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, the top-secret project has already emerged as a major talking point of the awards season following its buzzworthy debut at the Telluride Film Festival.
What Happened
The documentary spans three intense years, originating from a surprising premise: thirty-four days before heading to prison, Holmes invited a skeptical film crew to chronicle her life.
The official logline describes the project as shifting from an intimate portrait of an enigmatic felon into a "mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss." A newly dropped teaser highlights this tense dynamic, featuring a prolonged, unblinking staredown between Fielder and Holmes as she insists on her authenticity.
"I don’t have anything to deceive you on," Holmes tells Fielder in the footage. "Of course I’m not deceiving you. I’m engaging with you as a human being."
Early Reactions
Early reviews out of Telluride suggest the documentary is unlike standard true-crime fare. Critics have singled out Fielder’s signature deadpan interviewing style, which injects an unsettling layer of psychological inquiry into the proceedings.
Writing for Variety, film critic Owen Gleiberman characterized the feature as a "one-of-a-kind reality-TV-as-hangout-movie psychodrama circus" driven by a spirit of genuine inquiry. Meanwhile, fellow Variety critic Clayton Davis reported that the film escalates in strangeness across its runtime, leaving festival attendees "shell-shocked" with its unpredictable final movement.
Release Details
Audiences won't have to wait long to experience the strangeness firsthand. Following its festival premiere and teaser rollout, You Can See Everything is scheduled for an official theatrical release on October 16, setting the stage for what promises to be one of the most discussed nonfiction releases of the year.
