Overview
- A24 unveiled You Can See Everything in a surprise, tightly controlled Telluride screening on Sunday, where attendees had to lock away phones and critics saw the nearly three-hour film before a planned October theatrical release.
- The documentary, co-directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, began 34 days before Holmes reported to prison and expanded into a three-year project that A24 describes as following a skeptical film crew documenting her every move.
- Reporters say the filmmakers gained unusually intimate access to Holmes by living in her San Diego home with her partner Billy Evans during production, and the finished film includes close, sustained interactions between Fielder and Holmes.
- Early reactions call the film disorienting and provocative, with critics describing how it deliberately blurs documentary observation and performance and leaving even Fielder unsure how to interpret what he filmed.
- Holmes remains incarcerated at the federal prison in Bryan, Texas, and the film is likely to reshape public discussion of her case while prompting debates about documentary ethics, consent and how nonfiction work should handle subjects convicted of crimes.