The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (HBO)

About The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (HBO)

"The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley" is a documentary film released by HBO in 2019. The movie is a deep exploration of entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes, her technology company Theranos, and the colossal fraud she committed. Holmes claimed she had revolutionized blood testing by developing a device that could conduct comprehensive tests from a small amount of blood. However, it was revealed that the technology was faulty and did not provide accurate results, leading to one of the biggest scandals in the tech industry.

Making / Production

Directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, the film leverages insider footage and interviews with key players in the story, including former employees, investigative journalists, and even patients who were directly affected by the faulty blood test technology. The documentary is a hair-raising chronicle of a sprawling tech industry scandal.

Actors

• Elizabeth Holmes - As herself, Holmes is the protagonist of the story. The film explores her journey from being celebrated as a visionary to becoming the face of a major scandal.

As a documentary, the film does not feature actors in traditional roles. Rather, it presents real people involved in the events.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The documentary is based on John Carreyrou's book "Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup."
• Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford at 19 to start Theranos and was once named the youngest and wealthiest self-made female billionaire in America by Forbes.
• After the scandal, her net worth was revised from $4.5 billion to zero by Forbes.

Quotes

• "This is not fake it till you make it; this is a fraud." - Erika Cheung, former Theranos lab associate
• "The technology is the easiest part, if it were easy, almost everyone could do it." - Elizabeth Holmes

Music, Soundtrack

• The film's score is composed by Will Bates. The eerie and suspenseful music intensifies the narrative's tension, contributing greatly to the film's overall ambience.

Awards

As of yet, the documentary has not received any awards.