Nathan Fielder's Documentary About Elizabeth Holmes Garners Acclaim, May Come to Israel
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Nathan Fielder's documentary "You Can See Everything," about disgraced tech CEO Elizabeth Holmes, is receiving widespread critical acclaim and audience praise, topping film rating sites like Letterboxd. The film documents Holmes' final days before prison and blurs lines between reality and manipulation. Negotiations are reportedly in progress to bring the critically lauded film to Israeli cinemas, though no distribution deal has been finalized.
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- Nathan Fielder's documentary "You Can See Everything" about Elizabeth Holmes is a major critical and audience success.
- The film has achieved the top rating on Letterboxd with 4.8 out of 5 and 99% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
- It chronicles the final 34 days of Elizabeth Holmes before her imprisonment for investor fraud.
- Discussions are underway to bring the documentary to Israeli cinemas, but no deal is set.
- The film is noted for Fielder's signature style of blurring reality and manipulation.
The new documentary "You Can See Everything," by filmmaker Nathan Fielder, is achieving significant critical and audience success in the United States. The film, which explores the life of disgraced tech entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes, has reached the number one spot on Letterboxd, a popular social network for film enthusiasts, with an average rating of 4.8 out of 5. It also boasts a 99% positive rating from critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.
The documentary focuses on Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the blood-testing company Theranos, who promised a revolution in medical diagnostics. Her company achieved a multi-billion dollar valuation before it was revealed that her technology did not work as advertised. Holmes was convicted of defrauding investors and sentenced to over 11 years in prison. The film chronicles the final 34 days Holmes spent at home with her husband, Billy Evans, and their two young children before her incarceration in May 2023.
Initially appearing as an intimate portrait, the three-year filmmaking process, co-directed by Lance Oppenheim, gradually blurs the lines between documentation, reality, and manipulation. Fielder, known for his experimental approach in shows like "Nathan For You" and HBO's "The Rehearsal," applies his signature style of complex social experiments and the deliberate blurring of reality and fiction to the documentary genre.
Critics have lauded the film, with Vulture calling it a potential film of the year and The New Yorker highlighting its boundary-pushing nature. The Associated Press awarded it four out of four stars, praising its examination of Holmes and complex questions about truth. The two-hour and 54-minute film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in September and was released in U.S. theaters on October 16 by A24.
Discussions are reportedly underway to bring "You Can See Everything" to Israeli cinemas. However, no official distribution agreement has been finalized, and a release date for Israel has not yet been set.
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