Nathan Fielder has never been particularly interested in making things normal. So naturally, his new documentary about Elizabeth Holmes has somehow earned an R rating for language and “some graphic nudity.” Because apparently, a documentary about Theranos needed one more surprise.
You Can See Everything, directed by Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, follows Holmes during the 34 days before she reported to federal prison to begin serving her sentence. The filmmakers were granted unusually intimate access to Holmes, her partner Billy Evans and their family, turning what sounds like a conventional documentary into something much stranger.
The film runs a hefty 174 minutes, and its R rating was officially issued for language and some graphic nudity. Exactly whose nudity earns the movie its R remains unclear from the trailers, which have deliberately kept that particular mystery under wraps.
And that mystery has, predictably, become part of the movie’s internet appeal.
But the nudity isn’t necessarily the most shocking thing about You Can See Everything. Fielder reportedly embedded himself into Holmes’ world, spending extended time around her as cameras captured conversations about her criminal conviction, family and version of what happened at Theranos. The result is less traditional true crime documentary and more an unsettling experiment in watching someone attempt to control her own story.
The film premiered secretly at the Telluride Film Festival and has already generated extremely strong early reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes currently listing a 100% critics score based on its initial reviews.
You Can See Everything arrives in theaters October 16.
So yes, Nathan Fielder made an Elizabeth Holmes documentary. Yes, it’s nearly three hours long. And yes, there’s apparently enough nudity to get an R rating.
Somehow, that still doesn’t tell us what we’re actually going to see.
