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Author and rehabilitator Terry Masear wants to save all of Los Angeles’ injured hummingbirds. Terry takes in the most fragile patients through her volunteer hummingbird rescue program, but the road to survival is fraught with uncertainty and drama. Throughout Sally Aitken’s intimate and moving documentary, we engage with Terry’s hummingbird patients—including Cactus, Jimmy, Wasabi, Raisin, and Mikhail—celebrating their small victories and mourning their small tragedies. Through the eyes of America’s busiest bird rehabilitator, each bird becomes memorable, powerful, and heroic. As she nurses injured hummingbirds back to health, Terry finds herself on her own transformative journey, unraveling a visually captivating and magical story of love, healing, and the delicate beauty of small acts of greatness.