Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is the subject of a surprise new documentary titled You Can See Everything, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, which debuted at the Telluride Film Festival. According to reports from Deadline and Variety, the 174-minute film opens 34 days before Holmes reported to Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas to begin serving an 11-year sentence for fraud.
Telluride Surprise Screening and Unprecedented Access
The documentary was kept under wraps for three years before its unannounced screening at the Telluride Film Festival, where audience members had their phones and recording devices bagged. According to the Los Angeles Times, filmmakers Fielder and Oppenheim—along with a small crew—secured extensive access to Holmes, her partner Billy Evans, and their two young children during the weeks leading up to her May 2023 surrender.
Reviews from industry outlets highlight the unconventional nature of the project. Variety described the film as “just about the furthest thing from a ‘pure’ documentary you’ve seen,” while Deadline’s critic noted it offers a level of access unlike anything previously seen in the genre. Vanity Fair reported that the project features unexpected twists, with Fielder pressing Holmes in the teaser trailer about whether she is being “real,” to which Holmes replies that she is “always being real.” A24 plans a theatrical release for the film in October.
Theranos Rise, Fall, and Criminal Conviction
Holmes founded blood-testing startup Theranos in 2003 at the age of 19, eventually building the company into a Silicon Valley sensation valued at roughly $9 billion. Holmes pitched technology she claimed could run a wide range of medical tests using only a few drops of blood from a finger prick. Forbes once estimated her net worth at $4.5 billion in 2014 before reducing it to zero by 2016.
Investigations ultimately revealed that the company’s Edison devices could not reliably perform the sweeping array of tests Holmes advertised, and Theranos relied on conventional laboratory machines instead. In January 2022, a federal jury convicted Holmes of one count of conspiracy to defraud investors and three counts of wire fraud. She was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison, alongside a joint restitution order of more than $452 million with former Theranos president Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani.
Social Media Controversy From Federal Prison
While serving her sentence at Federal Prison Camp Bryan, Holmes sparked online backlash when her X account began posting updates promoting the documentary and sharing mundane observations, such as musings on coffee consumption. The account became active in September 2025, more than two years after she entered custody.
Federal inmates are prohibited from accessing social media or possessing cellphones. Clarifying how the posts appear online, the account’s bio states: “Mostly my words, posted by others.” The exact identity of the person managing the account remains undisclosed, though the activity drew swift public criticism over how a convicted felon serving an 11-year sentence maintains a digital presence.