Errol Morris Says He Holds Unreleased Two-Hour Interview With Elizabeth Holmes

Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Errol Morris disclosed to Variety that he conducted a two-hour Interrotron interview with Elizabeth Holmes in 2015, when the Theranos founder was still celebrated in the media. Morris, who directed numerous commercials for Theranos at the time, said the footage has only been viewed by him and his staff and has not been released publicly. He expressed interest in publishing the unedited interview as a documentary piece, noting that it could show Holmes before and after her company's collapse.

Morris said he originally approached Holmes for the interview during the height of her success, unaware of any wrongdoing. He added that the interview could provide insight into Holmes’s self-belief and the psychology of self-deception. "I am sincerely interested in putting that out as an unedited film," Morris said.

The filmmaker also commented on the use of his Theranos advertising footage in Alex Gibney’s 2019 documentary "The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley," stating he does not know how Gibney obtained the material. Morris emphasized that he never intended to portray Holmes as a fraud at the time of the commercials and that his current interest lies in documenting her perspective rather than proving guilt.

Morris noted that legal and litigation issues surrounding Holmes have previously prevented him from pursuing a full documentary. With renewed cultural fascination with the Theranos saga, he indicated that releasing the interview now might offer a valuable historical record of a high-profile Silicon Valley case.