March 29 Only
Presented in partnership with Sharon Audubon Center.
Directed by Sally Aitken
Join us after the film for a talk and Q&A with Center Director, Eileen Fielding PhD & Mackenzie Hunter, from Sharon Audubon's Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic where she is experienced in hand-raising and healing hummingbirds.
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.
1hr 33 mins/NR
Eileen Fielding has both a personal attachment to and passion for the wildlife, landscape, and conservation of our region. With more than 20 years of experience working in the nonprofit field, she brings a wealth of knowledge to Audubon, and her professional career runs the gamut from strategic planning and staff management to engaging in hands-on fieldwork. Eileen holds both a MS and PhD in Ecology from the University of Connecticut, as well as a BS in Natural Resources from the University of Massachusetts. Prior to joining the Audubon staff in 2018, she volunteered to assist with bird rehabilitation needs at the Sharon Audubon Center and was also an active contributor to the Sharon Audubon Center Advisory Board.
Mackenzie Hunter has a special fondness for hummingbirds and is very experienced in hand-raising and healing them at Sharon Audubon’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic. She found her passion for wildlife rehab thanks to a summer internship in her home state of Indiana, where she graduated from Purdue University. She completed another rehab internship in Idaho before joining Sharon Audubon in 2022, first as a Wildlife Rehabilitation Intern and then as a full-time Rehabilitation Assistant. Her experience, passion and natural aptitude for this difficult work helps ensure high-level care to Sharon Audubon’s clinic patients.