Synopsis
Author and trainer Terry Masear wants to save every injured hummingbird in Los Angeles. Terry takes in the most vulnerable patients through his volunteer hummingbird rescue, but the path to survival is fraught with uncertainty and drama. Throughout Sally Aitken’s intimate and moving documentary, we watch Terry’s hummingbird patients—including Cactus, Jimmy, Wasabi, Raisin, and Mikhail—celebrate their small victories and lament their small tragedies. . In the eyes of America’s most accomplished bird rehabilitator, every bird becomes memorable, magnificent, and heroic. As he nurses injured hummingbirds back to health, Terry finds himself on his own journey of transformation, revealing a visually captivating and magical story of love, healing, and the delicate beauty in small acts of greatness.