Author and wildlife rehabber Terry Masear has an ambitious goal: to save every injured hummingbird in Los Angeles. But the path to survival is fraught with danger.
This heart-expanding Sundance hit introduces audiences to Terry’s diminutive patients through breathtaking slow-motion photography and emotional storytelling. Over the course of director Sally Aitken’s moving documentary, we become deeply invested in baby hummingbirds like Cactus and Wasabi, celebrating their tiny victories and lamenting their tragedies. Through Terry’s eyes, each bird becomes memorable, mighty and heroic. Her compassion and empathy serves as a reminder that grace can be found in the smallest of acts and the tiniest of creatures.
FILMMAKER
Sally Aitken is a twice Emmy®-nominated director and writer, and a showrunner of multiple international series. Known for visually arresting work characterized by compassion, and humor, she delights in unknown stories, adventurous collaborations and the world’s complexities. Her most recent film is the Sundance Film Festival hit, PLAYING WITH SHARKS the remarkable story of maverick conservationist Valerie Taylor and her love affair with the ocean’s most terrifying predator. Featuring a rich archival palette, the filming of JAWS and a magnetic central character, the film has been described as “extraordinary,” “visually stunning, enthralling” and “a moving portrait of grace and compassion” and was named one of the top 15 films of the festival by The Hollywood Reporter.
REVIEWS
“Every Little Thing is not just a deeply affecting portrait — it offers a vision of compassion as a way of life. The way Aitken and her ace team have made a handful of these birds, into compelling screen characters is, well, no small thing.
The Hollywood Reporter
“Delicate and immensely touching….Incredible, immersive hummingbird footage…An instantly engaging subject”
IndieWire
“This doc will make nerds of us all”
POV Magazine
“The stars of the film are undoubtedly the birds, spectacularly captured with slow-motion macro photography to breathtaking effect”
Screen International
“Spectacular….a thoroughly successful cinematic experience, combining visual beauty, generosity, and a profoundly human message”
Film Fest Report
“A cinematically stunning film with incredible closeups and breathtaking time lapse photography”
Unseen Films
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