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Author and rehabilitator Terry Massear wants to save every injured hummingbird in Los Angeles. Terry cares for the most vulnerable 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 step inside the lives of Terry’s hummingbird patients, including Cactus, Jimmy, Wasabi, Raisin, and Michael, 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 she nurses injured hummingbirds back to health, Terri finds herself on her own transformative journey, revealing a visually stunning and magical story of love, healing, and tender beauty in tiny acts of grandeur.