Every Little Thing

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Every Little Thing

Released Jan 10

1h 33m

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Nature

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Author and rehabber 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. Over the course of Sally Aitken's intimate and moving documentary, we become invested in Terry's hummingbird patients -- including Cactus, Jimmy, Wasabi, Raisin, and Mikhail -- celebrating their small victories and lamenting their tiny tragedies. Through the eyes of America's busiest bird rehabilitator, each bird becomes memorable, mighty and heroic. As she nurtures the wounded hummingbirds back to health, Terry finds herself on her own transformative journey, unraveling a visually captivating and magical tale of love, healing, and the delicate beauty in tiny acts of greatness.

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Critics Consensus

Gentle as a hummingbird and full of worldly wisdom, Every Little Thing is a life-affirming documentary about recognizing the worth of even the tiniest creatures.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

There are a few spots where the padding shows but Aitken and her cinematographers have produced some mesmerising sequences, capturing the beauty of the birds and the wonders they perform with those whirring wings.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 7, 2025

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

These are small, scary steps for hummingbirds, seeding faith in giant leaps for humankind.

Jan 21, 2025

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

Every Little Thing comes to embody the fragile yet uncontainable mystery of all life.

Jan 13, 2025

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KT Mahe

For Your Reference Podcast

A sweet documentary about the intricacies of hummingbirds and complexities of humanity.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 26, 2025

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Jim Schembri

jimschembri.com

Absolutely fascinating, beautifully photographed documentary about Hollywood resident Terry Masear who works as a savior to injured and abandoned hummingbirds. A sterling testament to the depth of devotion some possess towards nature. A truly lovely doco.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 7, 2025

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Laura Clifford

Reeling Reviews

magical

Rated: A

Mar 4, 2025

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anonymous

A truly beautiful, deeply moving and educational film about a gifted and compassionate rescuer and lifesaver to both hummingbirds and people. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/25

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Win Mar Co S

a must see... love and compassion...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/25

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Irene S

The love, compassion, joy and connection she has with these smallest of GODS creatures transcends to the viewers hearts providing one a greater affinity and admiration for these aerial acrobats...Awesome footage and flight cinematography....I actually felt as if i was a HUMMINGBIRD....her voice is calm, soothing and adds to the serenity to the film as a whole....

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/25

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M W

While I rarely disagree drastically with the RT Tomatometer, I’m making an exception for this one. Beautiful videography, a caretaker, adorable tiny birds… who could ask for a better setup, right? Wrong. No narrative, no context… the protagonist is not charismatic enough to even approach being a substitute for a story. This is an incoherent set of beautiful shots of cute birds. If the filmmakers were trying to allude to something, it went way, way beyond me. This would have been an excellent short film for a school project. Just not Storytelling 101.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Michael V

Every Little Thing is a 2024 documentary film about hummingbird rehabilitator Terry Masear. It was directed by Sally Aitken 🐦 It’s very good! 😀 I’d definitely recommend it 👍🏼 A beautiful, uplifting documentary about a remarkable, passionate woman and her birds… Amid the glamour of Hollywood, Los Angeles, a woman finds herself on a transformative journey as she nurtures wounded hummingbirds, unraveling a visually captivating and magical tale of love, fragility, healing, and the delicate beauty in tiny acts of greatness.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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Raja W

Beautiful film of love and care for small, precious creatures, with rehab and recovery of hummingbirds. Up close and tender stories of survival among California hummingbirds that have survived trauma, and the necessary love, care and treatment required in bringing them back from the brink. Recommended as inspirational and from the heart.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/22/25

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Author and rehabber 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. Over the course of Sally Aitken's intimate and moving documentary, we become invested in Terry's hummingbird patients -- including Cactus, Jimmy, Wasabi, Raisin, and Mikhail -- celebrating their small victories and lamenting their tiny tragedies. Through the eyes of America's busiest bird rehabilitator, each bird becomes memorable, mighty and heroic. As she nurtures the wounded hummingbirds back to health, Terry finds herself on her own transformative journey, unraveling a visually captivating and magical tale of love, healing, and the delicate beauty in tiny acts of greatness.

Director: Sally Aitken
Producer: Bettina Dalton, Oli Harbottle, Anna Godas
Screenwriter: Sally Aitken
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Wildbear Entertainment
Genre: Documentary, Nature
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 10, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $148.0K
Runtime: 1h 33m

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