New Elizabeth Holmes documentary premieres at Telluride Film Festival
A new documentary about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado, generating awards buzz.
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A new documentary about disgraced entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes premiered at a surprise screening at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado, RTE reported. Around 600 attendees handed over their mobile phones before entering the Werner Herzog Theatre, a temporary cinema set up inside an ice rink in the town park. [1]
The documentary focuses on the fallen business figure and her defunct company, bringing the billion dollar scandal back into the public eye and generating early Oscar buzz, according to RTE. [1]
Holmes founded Theranos in 2003 at the age of 19 after dropping out of chemical engineering at Stanford University. The company aimed to develop less invasive diagnostic methods to address her personal fear of needles. [3]
The Theranos story was previously tracked in the ABC News true crime podcast The Dropout, hosted by Rebecca Jarvis, which covered the company and the subsequent federal criminal fraud trial. [2]
In short
- A surprise screening of a new Elizabeth Holmes documentary took place at the Telluride Film Festival.
- Around 600 attendees surrendered their phones before watching the film in Colorado.
- Holmes founded Theranos in 2003 after dropping out of Stanford University.
Sources
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- [1]Bad Blood: Theranos founder Holmes back in the spotlightRTE, 17h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]The Dropout (podcast) on Wikipedia
- [3]Theranos on Grokipedia
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