Nathan Fielder spent years making a secret documentary about convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, but apparently their story isn’t finished just because the movie is finally in theaters.
In a new interview with WIRED, Fielder revealed that Holmes unexpectedly called him from federal prison last week, shortly before the theatrical release of You Can See Everything, the new A24 documentary he co-directed with Lance Oppenheim. The two hadn’t spoken in more than six months, making the sudden phone call particularly surprising.
Fielder told WIRED that he woke up to two missed calls and a voicemail transcript indicating someone had attempted to reach him from prison. While looking at his phone, a third call came through. This time, he answered.
Holmes asked how he was doing, and Fielder wanted to know whether she’d seen any of the coverage surrounding the documentary. According to Fielder, Holmes said she’d heard some things about the film but hadn’t been able to read much of what was being published.
Then she delivered a message that left him confused.
“I trust you,” Holmes told him.
Fielder responded with a simple “OK, thanks,” but the conversation didn’t end there. After discussing her children and other personal matters he declined to share publicly, Holmes repeated the same message before hanging up.
“I trust you.”
Fielder admitted he wasn’t entirely sure how to interpret the statement, especially given the circumstances surrounding their relationship and the documentary itself.
The timing adds another unusual chapter to You Can See Everything, which follows Holmes and her partner, Billy Evans, during the final 34 days before she began serving her federal prison sentence in May 2023. Fielder and Oppenheim were given extraordinary access to the couple’s private life, spending weeks filming inside their home as Holmes prepared to surrender to authorities.
Holmes, who founded the failed blood-testing company Theranos, was convicted of defrauding investors after the company’s claims about its technology unraveled. She was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison, although she has continued maintaining her innocence.
Fielder’s documentary explores the complicated relationship between Holmes, Evans and the filmmakers themselves. What begins as an attempt to document her final weeks of freedom gradually becomes a much stranger examination of trust, manipulation and the difficulty of knowing whether someone is being completely honest.
The project was kept secret for nearly three years before its surprise premiere at the Telluride Film Festival in September. Fielder, best known for Nathan for You and HBO’s The Rehearsal, has built much of his career around situations where the boundaries between reality and performance become difficult to separate.
In the WIRED interview, Fielder explained that he initially became interested in Holmes after reading Bad Blood, John Carreyrou’s book about the rise and collapse of Theranos. He was curious about how Holmes presented herself privately after becoming one of Silicon Valley’s most notorious figures.
That curiosity eventually led him into her home, where he found himself questioning not only Holmes’ motivations but also his own ability to understand what was happening around him. Now, with the documentary reaching audiences, Holmes’ unexpected call has given him something else to think about.
Fielder said the conversation made him feel as though the experience documented in the film was still unfolding, even after years of filming and editing. He remains uncertain whether Holmes was expressing genuine confidence in him, attempting to influence how he discusses the movie or simply offering reassurance. Whatever her intentions, Fielder isn’t claiming to know the answer.
You Can See Everything is now playing in theaters.
