Elizabeth Holmes Faces New Spotlight as Documentary Captures Her Life Before Prison

A new documentary is offering an unusually personal look at Elizabeth Holmes, the former Theranos founder whose dramatic rise and criminal conviction made her one of the most controversial figures in Silicon Valley.

The upcoming film, You Can See Everything, gives viewers access to Holmes shortly before she began serving her prison sentence. A newly released trailer shows Holmes at her home, where she speaks with filmmaker Nathan Fielder about trust, deception and how she sees herself.

The documentary is scheduled to reach theaters in October and has already attracted significant attention following its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival.

Elizabeth Holmes Appears in New Documentary Trailer

The trailer released on Sunday, September 6, features Holmes sitting on a couch inside her home while talking with Fielder.

During the conversation, Holmes strongly rejects the idea that she is attempting to deceive the filmmaker. She repeatedly emphasizes that she is speaking honestly and interacting with him as another person.

Fielder appears skeptical during the exchange and questions whether Holmes is genuinely being truthful.

Holmes responds confidently that she is always being genuine.

The camera later moves away from Holmes and reveals her young daughter sitting nearby in a baby bouncer.

Documentary Begins Just Before Holmes Enters Prison

According to the film’s official synopsis, the documentary begins 34 days before Holmes was scheduled to report to prison.

The project initially presents itself as an intimate examination of Holmes and her life following the collapse of Theranos. However, the filmmakers describe the story as developing into a much larger and more unusual three-year journey.

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim are the directors behind You Can See Everything.

The film explores Holmes’s life, public image and the questions surrounding her conviction while giving filmmakers unusual access to her personal environment.

Film Receives Secret Telluride Premiere

The documentary’s world premiere took place at the Telluride Film Festival on Sunday night.

According to reports, the movie was shown during a highly secretive screening, keeping details about the project largely under wraps before its debut.

Following the screening, Fielder participated in a question-and-answer session and discussed his experience making the documentary.

He told the audience that he was particularly interested in hearing what viewers thought about the unusual experience presented in the film.

Elizabeth Holmes Talks About Being Honest

One of the most striking moments in the trailer centers on Holmes’s repeated insistence that she is telling the truth.

She questions why she would have any reason to deceive Fielder and says she is communicating with him simply as a human being.

The exchange is particularly significant because Holmes was convicted of fraud and conspiracy connected to the collapse of Theranos.

Her statements about honesty therefore provide an important part of the documentary’s central tension: whether viewers should accept Holmes’s version of events or remain skeptical of her claims.

Holmes’ Family Appears in the Story

The trailer also provides a glimpse of Holmes’s life as a mother.

PEOPLE reported in February 2023 that Holmes had welcomed her second child with her partner, Billy Evans.

The couple’s daughter was later identified as Invicta, a Latin name meaning “invincible.”

Holmes and Evans previously welcomed their son, William Holmes Evans, in July 2021.

Her family life has become an important part of the story surrounding her imprisonment, particularly because Holmes has spoken publicly about the emotional impact of being separated from her children.

Elizabeth Holmes’ Rise and Fall at Theranos

Early Life and Education

Elizabeth Anne Holmes was born on February 3, 1984, in Washington, D.C.

She later attended Stanford University, where she studied chemical engineering. While at Stanford, Holmes developed an interest in healthcare technology and eventually left college to pursue her business ambitions.

Founding of Theranos

In 2003, Holmes founded Theranos, a biotechnology company that promised to transform medical testing.

The company claimed its technology could perform numerous diagnostic tests using only a very small amount of blood.

Holmes quickly gained attention as a young entrepreneur promising to make medical testing faster, cheaper and more accessible.

Rise to Silicon Valley Fame

Theranos attracted enormous investment and became one of Silicon Valley’s most closely watched startups.

Holmes became a prominent business figure and was frequently compared with other successful technology entrepreneurs.

However, serious questions eventually emerged about whether Theranos’s technology could actually deliver the results the company had promised.

Collapse of Theranos

Investigations and reporting eventually revealed major problems surrounding Theranos’s technology and business practices.

The company faced increasing scrutiny, and its reputation rapidly deteriorated.

Theranos ultimately collapsed, leading to criminal charges against Holmes and former company executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani.

Elizabeth Holmes’ Criminal Case

Holmes was convicted of multiple federal fraud-related charges connected to Theranos.

She was sentenced to 11.25 years in prison, although her sentence was later reduced to approximately nine years because of good behavior.

Holmes began serving her sentence on May 30, 2023, and remains incarcerated at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas.

She has continued to maintain her innocence.

Holmes Speaks About Prison and Her Children

In February 2025, Holmes spoke with PEOPLE in what was described as her first interview since being convicted over the collapse of Theranos.

During the interview, she discussed the emotional difficulty of being separated from her children.

Holmes also described her experience in prison as extremely difficult and said she continues to believe that the truth about her case will ultimately prevail.

The Dropout Also Covered the Theranos Scandal

Holmes’s story previously became the subject of Hulu’s 2022 miniseries The Dropout, with Amanda Seyfried portraying the former Theranos executive.

Holmes previously said that watching the series was difficult for her.

The new documentary takes a different approach by allowing cameras to observe Holmes much closer to the beginning of her prison sentence.

When Will Elizabeth Holmes Be Released?

Holmes is currently more than three years into her sentence.

Her expected release date is December 30, 2031, although prison release dates can be affected by various factors.

Her case remains one of the most closely followed corporate fraud stories to emerge from Silicon Valley.

Why the New Documentary Is Attracting Attention

You Can See Everything is generating interest because it gives filmmakers access to Holmes at a crucial moment in her life.

Rather than focusing exclusively on the Theranos scandal and courtroom proceedings, the documentary examines Holmes personally as she prepares to enter prison and adjusts to the consequences of her conviction.

The trailer’s focus on Holmes’s insistence that she is being truthful also raises questions about how the filmmakers approach her claims and how audiences will interpret her story.

With its theatrical release expected in October, the documentary is likely to bring renewed attention to the rise, collapse and continuing controversy surrounding Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos.