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Author and rehabilitator Terry Masear wants to save every injured hummingbird in Los Angeles. Terry takes in the most fragile of patients through her volunteer hummingbird rescue, but the path to survival is fraught with uncertainty and drama. Throughout Sally Aitken’s intimate and moving documentary, we become invested in 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 transformative journey, revealing a captivating and visually magical story of love, healing and the delicate beauty in tiny acts of greatness.