The Evolution of "You Can See Everything": How Lance Oppenheim and Nathan Fielder Reimagined the Documentary Form
The creation of the documentary You Can See Everything was never destined to be a standard, orderly production. Conceived in the frantic, final weeks before Elizabeth Holmes—the disgraced founder of Theranos—was set to report to the Federal Prison Camp…
The Silent Return: Lance Hammer’s "Queen at Sea" Confronts the Ethics of Memory and Consent
By Editorial Staff After a nearly two-decade hiatus from the director’s chair, Lance Hammer has emerged from the shadows to deliver one of the most provocative and emotionally demanding films of the year. Following the critical acclaim of his 2008…
The Sound of the Abyss: Ari Balouzian Scores Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s ‘You Can See Everything’
In the landscape of modern documentary filmmaking, few subjects have captured the public imagination—and the public’s ire—quite like Elizabeth Holmes. As the disgraced founder of Theranos continues to occupy a space between reality and cautionary tale,…
The Grimy Mirror of Reality: Inside Lance Oppenheim’s ‘Primetime’
In the annals of American television, few cultural artifacts possess the voyeuristic, skin-crawling toxicity of To Catch a Predator. The NBC reality series, which ran from 2004 to 2007, transformed the serious business of criminal justice into a…
A Fragile Autonomy: Lance Hammer Returns with ‘Queen at Sea’
By Editorial Staff August 27, 2026 Eighteen years after his haunting, critically acclaimed debut Ballast (2008) signaled the arrival of a major new voice in American independent cinema, director Lance Hammer has finally emerged from his self-imposed…
