In early September, A24 prepped a secret screening at the Telluride Film Festival, in which audiences were seated for a movie, but didn’t know which. The film was You Can See Everything, a previously unannounced documentary from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, the latter of which directed Robert Pattinson in another A24 project, Primetime, that same month.
Fielder and Oppenheim had kept their documentary a secret from the public, filming in private and doing everything that could to avoid leaks. They entered the home of the film’s subject, Elizabeth Holmes, and filmed secretly, documenting her every move for approximately one month.
You Can See Everything follows Fielder, the on-screen presence (as opposed to Oppenheim, who’s off-screen) who appears as the de facto host of the film. Fielder is seen following Elizabeth Holmes and her family in the month leading up to her twelve-year prison sentence. Holmes hopes to prove her innocence to Fielder, but the latter goes in incredibly skeptical of the entrepreneur and her claims.
The first half of the documentary is relatively straightforward, consisting mainly of scenes showing Fielder interacting with Holmes and her husband. He asks them their thoughts about the prison sentence, how they plan on continuing their business, and what they plan on doing regarding their two young children.
From there, though, You Can See Everything takes a unique turn. The film enters unfamiliar territory, transcending beyond a traditional documentary and ushering in new, unique plot elements, including a major twist.
What Is The Twist In You Can See Everything?
When the film first screened for audiences, A24 specifically requested that those who have seen the film refrain from sharing anything that would spoil the story or the direction it goes in. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim have gone to great lengths to ensure that their project is preserved in the hopes that viewers go in blind.
When you’ve seen the film, the reasoning behind Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s approach becomes much clearer. The “twist,” if it can be described as such, is a true game changer for the film, and one that makes You Can See Everything stand out from other documentaries.
The twist is that none other than Amanda Seyfried has an extended supporting role in the film, and appears consistently in the second half of the story. On the surface, this inclusion may seem a little random, but the actress actually plays a big role in the story of Elizabeth Holmes.
Why Amanda Seyfried’s Inclusion Is So Important
On the surface, and for those who don’t know much about Elizabeth Holmes, Amanda Seyfried appearing in the documentary may appear to come out of nowhere. However, as the film shows briefly in its first act, Seyfried actually has a huge connection to Holmes, having played her in the Hulu series The Dropout.
Seyfried received critical acclaim for her role in the series but, crucially, Elizabeth Holmes is angered by her portrayal. In the first act of the documentary, Nathan Fielder shows Holmes an episode of The Dropout, but she becomes too upset after a while and decides to look away.
Holmes herself largely disappears from the documentary after she goes to prison, and it’s almost immediately after this that Seyfried makes her first appearance. She first offers Fielder an outsider's perspective on a particular moment with Holmes, in which the latter claims she has no monetary investment in the film, something that directly contradicts the deal her husband made with A24.
Seyfried isn’t just there to offer her own insights, however. She also represents a key area that Fielder and Oppenheim go into in the second half of their film — the role of fiction in people’s lives. Seyfried describes the character she played as “fictional” in The Dropout, alluding to the creative liberties taken by the show’s creators. However, Holmes, along with her husband, argues that the series was untruthful in its portrayal of her, and that this has had severe negative consequences for the real life Holmes, who claims that people treat her differently as a result of the show.
Interestingly, Seyfried also participates in re-enactments of scenes that were either not caught on camera or unable to be shown to audiences for legal reasons. In these sequences in You Can See Everything, Seyfried is joined by Christopher Abbott, the actor who most recently appeared in Netflix’s East of Eden and was cast as Professor X in the MCU over the summer.
Release Date
October 16, 2026
Runtime
174 minutes
Director
Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim
Producers
Tatiana Bears, Maggie Ambrose, Jack Davis, Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim
English (US) ·