New documentary on Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes draws praise and pushback
The gist
A24's You Can See Everything, co-directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, depicts Holmes' final days before prison.
The film's framing of the convicted Theranos founder is drawing sharp criticism from reviewers.
How it unfolded
- 2015Theranos, Holmes' blood-testing startup, was valued at $9 billion at its height, and she was lauded as the youngest and richest self-made female billionaire.
- 2018Journalist John Carreyrou's book Bad Blood was published, a companion piece to Alex Gibney's HBO documentary.
- 2019Gibney's documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley was released.