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And if we remember that  we are part of the Earth, even a chronic illness can open a door for us  to reconnect with nature. What we always want to avoid, pain, grief,  can end up being a way to connect with something much bigger than  ourselves. 

"She  (Nicole) stayed there for five hours on the ground, in the same position the whole time, while the others filmed. Very difficult, I suppose, for her, but not for me." - Pere Llorens, Catalan Farmer who's farm was in the film 

“The Unfixing” is a work with a strong emotional and poetic charge... We  talk to them about a documentary that transforms pain into art and  about the value of festivals that give cultural life beyond the big  cities.

“In this intergenerational narrative, vulnerability becomes central, revealing the cruel negligence of a world dominated by the logic of productivity that condemns sick bodies to isolation and incapacity."

"It (The Unfixing) was tremendously moving, the story… It’s a very personal story of Nicole herself… pure emotion with spectacular cinematography. That we’ve been able to premiere it here has been a great success… I truly recommend it: when it’s on television, streaming platforms, or if you find it in cinemas, it’s a great, great film.” 

"We sat down with Nicole to talk grief, lucid dreams, and how filming from bed helped birth her boldest work to date...shot across continents—including a stunning sequence of Nicole entwined in the Catalonian earth—The Unfixing explores what happens when healing isn’t linear, and the planet’s pain mirrors our own..."

The Unfixing: Director on Healing Herself, Her Family & the Planet 

"Writer-Director Nicole Betancourt has been on a long  journey to rediscover health at large, not only her own but her family  and Earth as a whole. While it's quite an ambitious goal, she chronicles ..."The Unfixing,  which was

"Wholly original cinema that people hope to see at a film  festival....The clever structure (in yearly segments tied to climate  change) and repeated motifs (of photography, the beach and grief) make  this an art film inside a memoir." 

Robert Emmet: “The  Unfixing  is an absolutely remarkable film and it is so artistically  told.  This  is ultimately a film that is so full of hope”  Robert  Emmett

“The Unfixing” explores the idea of "unfixing" our perspectives. What inspired you to take on this concept as the central theme?

How did it feel to create “The Unfixing”?

Creating  this film over seven years consumed my waking life and my  dreams – not  in a creepy, obsessive way, but more of a  give-your-life-meaning way.  It brought joy and play into my life during  one of my most difficult  times.