Nathan Fielder documentary explores Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes past claims
Nathan Fielder's new film examines the career of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes through interviews and archival footage.
Interviews conducted during company rise
The filmmaker interviewed Holmes twice in 2015 while she was at the height of her public prominence. The first conversation occurred just before journalist John Carreyrou published exposes that later caused Theranos to unravel. A second interview took place weeks after the FDA stopped the company from marketing most tests.
FDA action halted finger-prick testing
Regulators forced Theranos to stop offering almost all finger-prick tests because the blood sample containers were not approved. Holmes told Fielder she had another version of the container that would fix the FDA problems. No new nanotainer ever surfaced to allow the tests to relaunch.
Claims about patient numbers disputed
Holmes claimed during the interviews that more patients than ever were using Theranos tests at the time. The documentary does not include a video of the session where she made these specific statements. Contemporary articles suggest she did talk about another container while on stage.
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