Nathan Fielder’s New Elizabeth Holmes Trailer Somehow Out-Creeps the Viral Teaser

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Elizabeth Holmes maintains she did “nothing wrong” in the opening seconds of an unsettling new full-length trailer dropped by Nathan Fielder for his upcoming documentary, which follows the disgraced Theranos founder during the final weeks before she entered federal prison.

Fielder shared the trailer for You Can See Everything on Wednesday, offering the clearest glimpse yet at the three-hour film, which was shot partly inside Holmes’ home after she and partner William “Billy” Evans invited Fielder to live with their family.

The documentary, made secretly over four years, began filming just 34 days before Holmes reported to prison in May 2023 to begin serving a sentence of more than 11 years following her conviction on fraud charges connected to her former company.

The trailer opens with Fielder confronting Holmes directly while she changes her child’s diaper.

“You really feel you did nothing wrong?” he asks.

“I did not,” Holmes replies.

“So where did things get lost? Like how are you where you are right now?” Fielder presses.

“I wish I know, you know? I don’t know. I don’t feel like I understand that,” she says.

Holmes founded Theranos on claims that its technology could perform a wide range of medical tests using only a small amount of blood. The company collapsed amid revelations that its technology did not perform as promised, ultimately leading to criminal charges against Holmes.

But You Can See Everything appears less interested in simply retelling that rise and fall than in examining Holmes herself, and whether Fielder, or the audience, can determine when she is being sincere.

As the trailer progresses, the tone becomes increasingly tense. Extreme close-ups, prolonged eye contact and an eerie synth score accompany shots of Fielder observing Holmes daily life inside her home while excerpts from the documentary’s glowing early reviews flash across the screen.

The dynamic culminates with an interaction as bizarre as the viral teaser moment that exploded across the internet last month.

“It took me a really long time to be okay with letting someone see me cry,” she tells Fielder, who says nothing.

As the camera holds on Holme’s face a single tear runs down her cheek, right on cue.

The film premiered to stellar reviews at the Telluride Film Festival earlier this month and will be released exclusively in theaters on Oct. 16.

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