Requires Full Sun

WE ARE ALL SEEDS…

Requires Full Sun is a feature documentary following filmmaker Blayre Pichon’s seven-year journey with a rare and debilitating migraine disorder. Through intimate, sensory-driven visuals, the film traces her cross-country search for healing, from the subtropics of the Deep South to the deserts of the American West – as she explores the complex relationship between mind, body, and environment.

As Blayre travels the healthcare labyrinth, her world slowly unravels, exposing the emotional and physical toll of life with chronic pain. With every turn, discoveries in groundbreaking research and integrative medicine invite the audience to question everything you’ve known about this complex condition, and evolve.

Scientists, healers, physicians, and patients illuminate a hidden crisis affecting 39 million Americans, which remains one of the most under-treated in modern medicine.

Your support advances awareness, empathy, and access to care for those still searching in the dark.

LET’S GROW TOGETHER…

Each conversation can spark a connection. Share our landing page, follow our journey on social media, or tell someone about the film.

If you have expertise in neurology, integrative and environmental medicine, pain management, healthcare advocacy, psychology, or herbal and holistic healing, your guidance or introductions can help this project grow and reach those who need it most.

At this stage, your encouragement, shares, and belief in the film help nourish its development and expand its reach.

IN A GARDEN OF VOICES.

Your experience is bigger than you think. If you live with chronic migraines, care for someone who does, or love someone navigating this journey, we want to hear from you.

Submissions can be anonymous and will not be shared publicly at any time or within the final film. They are used solely to inform the project and help us tell a story that is honest, solution-oriented, and serves the community it grows from.

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A STATEMENT FROM THE FILMMAKER

I once had a migraine that lasted three years.

What was once a manageable condition in childhood grew into a season of chronic pain in my teens and later returned to define my adult life.

In 2018, one of the top neurologists in the southwest region told me:

“You’ve been dealing with this since late childhood, you have a family history, you’re now crossing into your prime…you were always headed this way.”

He was right.

This is a shape-shifting journey, and the labyrinth demands deep exploration.

In one season, I sat in a place called denial.

In another, I scaled the walls of depression.

I drank from the river of revelation,

and walked through a portal called destiny.

After years inside this reality, in 2023, I arrived in the Las Vegas desert, barely able to walk and perform basic functions for myself. What followed was a slow but steady process, where I began to heal in ways many doctors said I never would.

This film is my version of the medical articles and journals I’ve used as a map, my post on the forums that lit my path. These places hold stories that taught me how to live again.

There’s a real opportunity for healthcare to shift with the completion of this film and the power to change policy. I’ve come a long way, and although I still have challenges, I’ve never been this close to fully recovering from the hardest time in my life.

Through this project, I’ll not only continue to heal, but bring thousands of people with me.

Thank you for helping this story take root.