Elizabeth Holmes Documentary 'You Can See Everything' Draws Big Crowds and Oscar Submissions
Photo: The GuardianNathan Fielder's documentary You Can See Everything, about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, took in $15 million (£11.3 million) in its opening weekend in the US, and its studio, A24, is submitting it for Oscar categories that are atypical for documentaries, including Best Picture and Supporting Actress. The film, made by Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, follows Holmes before she went to prison. It is about three hours long and opens in UK cinemas on 20 November. Clare Binns, creative director of Picturehouse Cinemas, said tickets are selling out a month ahead, and the chain has added extra screenings. At the Ritzy in Brixton, the first screen had almost sold out, so a second showing went on sale. Early in the film, Holmes and her partner Billy Evans insist she was misquoted in a New York Times profile, in which she said the public knows only a character she created.
Left-leaning coverage, in The Guardian, leads with UK box-office demand and quotes Binns comparing the enthusiasm to the response to Barbie. The alternative outlet, The Dispatch, written by reporter Jack Kubinec, centers on whether Holmes can be trusted, using the misquote scene. Right-leaning coverage, in the Washington Times, focuses on A24's awards push and the unusual categories. All three agree on the film's subject and its prominence, but they differ on whether the story is about audiences, Holmes herself, or awards.
How the sides differ Left sources emphasize surging UK ticket demand; alternative sources focus on Holmes's credibility in the film; right sources stress A24's atypical Oscar submissions.
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- The Guardian US‘I’m always being real’: what on earth persuades disgraced people like Elizabeth Holmes to let the cameras in?
The Guardian leads with sold-out UK screenings after the US opening, quoting Picturehouse's Clare Binns on demand and comparing the excitement to Barbie.
The Dispatch, in a piece by reporter Jack Kubinec, asks whether Holmes can be trusted, opening with a scene where she and Billy Evans dispute a New York Times quote.
The Washington Times reports that A24 is submitting the film for Best Picture and Supporting Actress, categories atypical for documentaries, naming filmmakers Fielder and Oppenheim.