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