Is truth in documentaries just an illusion? Our new arts podcast debates

SHARE COPY LINK Share CLOSE Twitter Facebook Bluesky Email Reddit Flipboard If you have a device that’s connected to the internet, you’ve probably heard about the new documentary “You Can See Everything.” Co-directed by Nathan Fielder (“Nathan for You,” “The Rehearsal”) and Lance Oppenheim (“Primetime,” “Some Kind of Heaven”), the film follows Elizabeth Holmes and her partner, Billy Evans, in the 34 days leading up to Holmes prison sentence after she was convicted of defrauding investors at her company, Theranos. The movie, and its audience reception, made us wonder: Is truth in modern-day documentaries an illusion? If you have thoughts on the topic, let us know at [email protected] or in the comment section on YouTube. What we talked about this episode: “You Can See Everything” “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” “Melania” ‘Moses the Black’ returns to Chicago after filmmakers say it was canceled to make way for ‘Melania’ “Musk” “Hoop Dreams” “20 Feet from Stardom” “14th” SHARE COPY LINK Share CLOSE Twitter Facebook Bluesky Email Reddit Flipboard Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis WBEZ Digital producer, arts and culture Next Up In Movies & TV Stacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer’ series, dies at 85 How Janelle James went from Champaign stand-up to ‘Abbott Elementary’ to Netflix In acclaimed 'Once Upon a Time in Harlem' documentary, a Chicago journalist emerges from obscurity Queen Latifah, Durand Bernarr kick off Soul Train Awards party in Chicago Chicago to host an indie ‘Cinema Weekend’ celebrating local art house venues and filmmakers Carrie Coon sounds the alarm on declining film roles for women in Hollywood