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Elizabeth Holmes' Partner Billy Evans Draws Attention in New Documentary
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In Short: The documentary 'You Can See Everything' focuses on Elizabeth Holmes and her partner Billy Evans in the weeks before Holmes' prison sentence.
The documentary 'You Can See Everything,' directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, has garnered significant attention since its release on October 16. It follows Elizabeth Holmes and her partner Billy Evans in the weeks leading up to Holmes' 11-year prison sentence.
Holmes, founder of the blood-testing company Theranos, was convicted of fraud and began serving her sentence in May 2023. The film, which began as an intimate attempt to document Holmes before her imprisonment, has drawn crowds and boasts a 99% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
According to The Guardian, Evans, who is not legally married to Holmes but shares two children with her, is a central figure in the documentary. He is described as a not-particularly-famous guy whose screen time competes with Holmes in what is essentially a four-character drama.
The film's story begins 34 days before Holmes was due to enter prison. It offers an unhinged look at Holmes and Evans, capturing their lives during this period. Fielder's involvement has added to the film's intrigue, as he is known for his wily, must-watch filmmaker reputation with shows like 'Nathan For You' and 'The Rehearsal.'
The documentary has seen significant walk-up business, with 41% of tickets purchased on the day of the show. It averaged $17,543 per theater, while 'Street Fighter' averaged less than half that at $8,671 per theater.
The film's trailer, which features close-ups of Holmes talking with a disbelieving Fielder, has caused body-language experts to weigh in on the meaning of Holmes’ unnerving grin and big, unblinking eyes. The trailer has also led to discussions about the film's blurring of the line between reality and fiction.
The Guardian notes that Evans shows repeated signs of posturing but increasingly intense post-“woke” radicalization, spending time at a shooting range and claiming to carry a gun everywhere. He also brags about his supposed vindictiveness.
The official synopsis from A24 describes the project as beginning 34 days before Holmes entered prison, when she invited a film crew to document her daily life. The film has received an R rating from the Motion Picture Association for language and some graphic nudity, though it is not clear from the trailer who appears nude in the film.
What this adds
The film's focus on Evans adds a new layer to the narrative, shifting attention from Holmes to her partner.
What's confirmed
- The film, which follows Elizabeth Holmes and her partner Billy Evans in the weeks leading up to Holmes' prison sentence, has drawn significant crowds and boasts a 99% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
- First up is the breakout hit of Telluride, the audacious Elizabeth Holmes doc “You Can See Everything.” The film from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim premiered as a “secret screening” at the Colorado festival and earned rave reviews and swift proclamations that it could contend in both best documentary and best picture races.
What's still developing
- From 60 Minutes ’ investigation to Nathan Fielder’s You Can See Everything, these titles explore the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes Elizabeth Holmes ’ crimes have continued to draw public interest years after she was convicted of fraud.
- Alex Gibney ’s 2019 documentary explores how Holmes built her billion-dollar company on promises its technology couldn’t deliver — and the Silicon Valley culture that helped her get away with it.
- Watch The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley on HBO Max After a three-year investigation, ABC News correspondent Rebecca Jarvis explored how Holmes deceived investors, employees and patients in the 2019 podcast The Dropout and a two-hour 20/20 documentary of the same name.
- It’s something that feels inconsequential at first—a small battle Holmes is eager to win as she continues the legal losing streak that will land her in jail some 30 days later.
- Set us as preferred Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” a sequel to 2010’s David Fincher-directed “The Social Network,” is hitting theaters as part of a surge of tech geek takedowns that includes documentaries on Elon Musk and Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes, as well as Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming comedy “Artificial” about OpenAI’s Sam Altman.
- Nathan Fielder's involvement. 3k+ users shared opinion today 5k+ users already voted today 3k+ users shared opinion today Share Opinion 'You Can See Everything' set for October release A24's official description outlines the unusual premise behind the documentary.
- Elizabeth Holmes is a cipher, Nathan Fielder is a cipher, and the whole thing bobs and weaves and delights in keeping the viewers and maybe even participants questioning everything.
- As A24's "You Can See Everything" opens in theaters today, Oct. 16, searches about Holmes' family and release date are climbing.
- He and Holmes met in 2017 at a Fleet Week charity event and share two young children.
- Later, after the disgraced entrepreneur begins her 11-year prison sentence, Fielders calls upon Seyfried to act as a stand-in for Holmes.
- Over the weekend, the actress attended the Academy Museum’s sixth-annual gala, just days after the wide release of Nathan Fielder’s documentary, You Can See Everything, which traces Holmes’ final days with her family prior to her 2023 incarceration.
- “Tell me about these diamonds,” the interviewer said.