Every Little Thing

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Every Little Thing

1h 33m

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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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Bettina Dalton

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Andrew Stafford

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A shimmering, densely layered film about love and resilience, about how we live with and recover from trauma, and about letting go.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 17, 2024

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Wendy Ide

Screen International

If the home-spun bird-based wisdom starts to get a little repetitive, the thrill of watching extraordinary footage of these shimmering, iridescent, physics-defying birds never grows old.

Mar 14, 2024

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Liz Shannon Miller

Consequence

Every Little Thing isn’t a movie you watch for story — it’s a movie you watch for understanding.

Rated: A

Jan 29, 2024

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Steve Morrissey

Radio Times

Masear remains a fascinatingly clear-eyed maverick whose vocation has given her life an inspiring sense of purpose.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 18, 2024

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Emma Vine

Loud and Clear Reviews

The comparisons drawn between animals and humans in Every Little Thing are thought-provoking and deepen our connection with them as we acknowledge that we aren’t so different after all.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 15, 2024

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Peter Keough

Arts Fuse

For Masear the question is not rhetorical; no less than human beings, the value of even these smallest of creatures is incalculable...

May 3, 2024

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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
Runtime: 1h 33m