Elizabeth Holmes is back in the spotlight, this time as the subject of a documentary that is turning its own strange production story into part of the attraction. You Can See Everything reportedly delivered the second-biggest opening weekend ever for a documentary film, according to TechCrunch.
Directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, the nearly three-hour film follows Holmes during the final 34 days before she began serving her federal prison sentence. Apple’s listing describes the project as an intimate portrait that expands into a three-year journey, with Holmes, her partner Billy Evans, and their children at the center of the filmmakers’ access. Apple TV credits Fielder and Oppenheim as directors.
The movie’s path to theaters was unusually secretive. It premiered at Telluride in September 2026 in a surprise screening before playing the New York Film Festival, with A24 releasing it theatrically on October 16. The Associated Press reported that the filmmakers shot the project in secret over three years, a method that helped preserve the film’s major turns for audiences.
That secrecy also fits the documentary’s uneasy subject. Holmes became one of Silicon Valley’s most recognizable founders after promoting Theranos as a revolutionary blood-testing company, only to be convicted of defrauding investors. The new film is less a conventional business exposé than an examination of performance, persuasion, and the relationship between a filmmaker and a subject who has spent years controlling her public image. NPR’s review characterizes the film as a close-up portrait made shortly before Holmes entered prison.
For viewers, the opening is notable not only because of Holmes’ continued celebrity but also because it suggests an appetite for documentaries that blur the line between reporting and elaborate cinematic experiment. Fielder’s involvement brings expectations shaped by his uncomfortable, reality-bending comedy, while Oppenheim’s documentary background gives the project a more observational foundation. For now, You Can See Everything is playing in theaters, and ABC News reports that no streaming release date has been announced.
