The documentary film You Can See Everything, which chronicles the story of ‘infamous fraud case’ protagonist Elizabeth Holmes, is making its way to domestic audiences following strong box office success in North America.
Directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, and produced by A24 with Sony Pictures handling importation and distribution, ‘You Can See Everything’ officially confirmed its domestic release date for December 9 and unveiled its teaser poster and trailer.
The film captures a three-year record that began when Elizabeth Holmesβwho fell from a visionary Silicon Valley entrepreneur into a notorious global fraudsterβinvited documentary crew members to her home just 34 days before her prison entry.
Holmes was the founder of Theranos, a biotech startup that made headlines worldwide by claiming it could diagnose hundreds of diseases with just a single drop of blood. Once hailed as a Silicon Valley myth with roughly $945 million in investment funding, her blood-testing technology was ultimately exposed as fraudulent, landing her a guilty verdict and a prison sentence.
Starting from the camera capturing Holmes right before her imprisonment, ‘You Can See Everything’ unfolds an unprecedented narrative. Coming from A24βknown for original and commercially successful hits like ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ and ‘The Backrooms’βthe project features co-direction by Nathan Fielder (creator of ‘The Rehearsal’, famous for blurring reality and staging) and Lance Oppenheim (noted for sensory documentary direction). The dynamic between Holmes vowing to show her true self and the crew documenting her every move delivers unexpected tension and gripping entertainment.
Meanwhile, the teaser poster immediately grabs attention with a close-up visual of the subject’s face heavily blurred beyond recognition. The obscured features and gritty texture heighten curiosity about the true identity and hidden truths behind a figure who shook the world. Coupled with the title meaning ‘You Can See Everything’, it leaves viewers wondering whether the infamous scammer can truly bare the truth in front of the camera.
The teaser trailer follows with a tense home encounter between Holmes and director Nathan Fielder. The subtle standoff between the two evokes the unique, eerie atmosphere of the feature. Curiosity mounts over what kind of presentation Holmes will deliver on camera and how much of her account holds truth.
Secretly produced over several years, ‘You Can See Everything’ first premiered at the 53rd Telluride Film Festival to massive buzz. It went on to gross roughly $15.6 million in its opening weekend across 855 North American theaters, marking the second-highest opening for a documentary film since Michael Moore’s ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ in 2004 (excluding concert documentaries). By its fourth day, it topped the North American box office, and in its second week, it surged with an impressive 20% increase to pull in about $18.73 million over the weekend.
