In 2010 , with husband Josh Tickell , Harrell Tickell documented the BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico for their film '' The Big Fix '' . The film premiered as an " Official Selection " at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival . Harrell Tickell became sick during the making of this film due to exposure to the mixture of oil and Corexit , which resulted in an irreversible skin condition . The film received positive reviews , earning an 86 % rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website . '' The New York Times '' compared the film to '' Silkwood '' and described The Big Fix as " an enraged exposé of the crimes of Big Oil " . '' The Village Voice '' wrote , " The film ’s scope is staggering , including its detailed outlining of BP ’s origins and fingerprints across decades of unrest in Iran . By doing smart , covert reporting that shames our news media , by interviewing uncensored journalists , by speaking with locals whose health has been destroyed , and by interviewing scientists who have n’t been bought by BP ( many have , as the film illustrates ) , Fix stretches into a mandatory-viewing critique of widespread government corruption "
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2011 Cannes Film Festival
Rebecca Harrell Tickell