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(RNS) — Like millions of others, I have been obsessed with the unexpected hit documentary “You Can See Everything” since seeing it on opening weekend. As someone who rarely sits through an hour-long Netflix show, I have seen this nearly three-hour movie in theaters twice.

Directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim show the life of disgraced tech mogul Elizabeth Holmes in the days before she heads to federal prison with close-up emotional shots, including Holmes nursing her baby and her young family frolicking on the beach. Unlike most documentarians, Fielder doesn’t stay behind the camera. He steps into the story, openly wrestling with what he’s seeing and how to tell it. In the end, the movie leaves you walking away questioning everything you’ve seen. (Minor spoilers are ahead.)

I hadn’t followed the scandal closely when Holmes was touting her groundbreaking technology or when the house of cards came tumbling down.…