Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes Doc Sets Nov. 20 U.K. Release

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's Elizabeth Holmes documentary "You Can See Everything" will open in U.K. and Irish cinemas on Nov. 20, with A24 self-releasing the film.

The documentary offers an intimate look at the Theranos founder's life a month before she began an 11-year prison sentence for defrauding investors. A24, the studio behind the project, is handling distribution itself rather than partnering with an outside distributor.

The film arrives in the U.K. and Ireland just over a month after its U.S. theatrical release on Oct. 16.

How did the film come together?

"You Can See Everything" premiered as a surprise screening at Telluride Film Festival in September, where it earned rave reviews and sparked Oscar buzz. It then screened at the New York Film Festival, where Fielder discussed the project's unusual origins in a Q&A last week.

Fielder, the creator of "The Rehearsal" and "Nathan for You," co-helmed the film with Lance Oppenheim, who just made his narrative directorial debut with "Primetime," starring Robert Pattinson. After befriending Fielder, Oppenheim recalled that Holmes had reached out to A24 — the studio behind both "Primetime" and "The Rehearsal" — about someone documenting her final days before prison. Fielder had already been fascinated by her, and the two set up a meeting with Holmes and the studio.

"When I met her, I remember having this weird experience where she seems so genuine at times," Fielder said at the festival Q&A. "But then I'm like, 'no,' and clocking and tracking my thoughts and being like, 'Okay, I know she's a liar.' It was a weird mental thing. From there, we were like, 'Can we roll the dice on something if they were open to having cameras in?'"

What does the film actually cover?

The doc's official synopsis lays out its premise: "Thirty-four days before she's sent to prison, notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move. What begins as an intimate portrait of an enigmatic felon becomes a mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss."

That decision to "roll the dice," as Fielder put it, led to the filmmaker fully moving into the house Holmes shares with her partner, Billy Evans, and their two young children.

"I cannot tell you how weird it was that we were there," Fielder said. "Truly, to this day, we're still like — anyways, sorry. I wouldn't think I'd be the person you would want for your final period. I'm a nice person, I do believe, but I'm not the most comforting. You know what I mean? I think you know."

What happens next for the film?

The Nov. 20 U.K. and Ireland release gives the documentary a second theatrical market as awards season gathers pace, building on the acclaim from Telluride and the New York Film Festival screenings and positioning it as a contender in this year's documentary race.