Nathan Fielder, the comedian known for blurring the line between reality and absurdity, has unveiled the first trailer for You Can See Everything, a 174-minute documentary he co-directs with Lance Oppenheim and produced by A24. The film centers on Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of the defunct health-tech company Theranos, and debuted at the 53rd Telluride Film Festival on September 6, where it earned a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes from 10 reviews and a 95 on Metacritic from seven. The film is set to premiere in the United States on October 16.
For Fielder, a career built on increasingly audacious stunts, the project represents a natural evolution of his signature style. His breakout series Nathan for You parodied business shows like Shark Tank, casting the comedian as an awkward, self-important version of himself dispensing disastrous entrepreneurial advice. His HBO series The Rehearsal escalated the concept further, culminating in a surreal sequence in which Fielder appears to pilot a commercial flight carrying dozens of passengers. You Can See Everything appears to push that same brand of uncomfortable inquiry even further, examining the intersection of performance and truth through the lens of one of Silicon Valley’s most infamous frauds.
A Reality TV Experiment on the Theranos Story
Unlike a conventional biopic, You Can See Everything was shot in the weeks before Holmes began serving her 11-year prison sentence for defrauding investors. The documentary leans into Fielder’s trademark interrogation of authenticity, probing the boundary between genuine revelation and manufactured spectacle. In the trailer, his dry wit surfaces as he bluntly suggests to Holmes’s business partner that she may have conned him out of his wealth, turning a serious reckoning into a kind of uncomfortable hangout film.
Oppenheim, an experienced documentarian, brings a rigorous eye to the project. He most recently released Primetime, a feature-length drama from A24, and has worked alongside Fielder before, including a starring role in the studio’s dark comedy series The Curse. The pairing of Fielder’s acidly quizzical sensibility with Oppenheim’s documentary instincts has drawn comparisons to Fielder’s earlier work, yet critics are quick to note the film’s distinct ambition.
“It’s a one-of-a-kind reality-TV-as-hangout-movie psychodrama circus. Yet it’s been made with a spirit of true inquiry, driven by Fielder’s acidly quizzical personality, and it gets its hooks in you.”
Owen Gleiberman, Variety
The response from the festival circuit has been emphatic. Tomris Laffly of RogerEbert.com described the film as “like no other film I’ve ever experienced,” while the perfect aggregate scores underscore a rare consensus for a project that deliberately subverts traditional documentary form. For a filmmaker whose work thrives on making audiences question what they are watching, such critical validation may be the most Fielder has ever received.
Looking Ahead
With the trailer now in circulation, anticipation is building for the October 16 U.S. premiere. Fielder’s willingness to tackle the Theranos saga through the lens of his own experimental style suggests a film that is as much about the mechanics of persuasion and public trust as it is about Holmes herself. As the release date approaches, audiences can expect a documentary that refuses to offer easy answers, instead inviting viewers to sit uncomfortably close to the moment when confidence and deception became indistinguishable.
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