In 2009, Schick Garcia wrote, directed and coproduced (with Laila Tahhar) the feature-length documentary The Idiot Cycle which won the 2010 Green Report Award. A review in New Internationalist gave The Idiot Cycle four stars, stating, "The emotion is raw and the message is simple: the 'war on cancer' is a hoax." The film explores why more effort is spent treating cancer rather than preventing it, arguing that pharmaceutical companies have incentives to disregard public health and safety. The film opens with footage of Schick Garcia's own mother removing the bandages from her mastectomy.
