Amid the glamour of Hollywood, 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. A film of joy and wonder, EVERY LITTLE THING offers profound truths in a deceptively simple story. What does it mean to care for another, and what impact does this act have on us? In tending to these fragile yet resilient creatures, Terry Masear finds a sense of healing from her own past. Her diminutive patients — brought into sharp focus through breathtaking, beautifully detailed photography — become memorable protagonists in their own right. The viewer becomes emotionally invested in Cactus, Jimmy, Wasabi, Alexa, and Mikhail, celebrating their small victories and lamenting their tiny tragedies. The compassion and empathy that Masear shows her Lilliputian charges serves as a lesson to us all — a reminder that in the smallest of acts, and in the tiniest of creatures, we might find grace.
“A documentary as delicately beautiful as its subject — the hummingbirds of Los Angeles.” —Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine “Masear is a terrific documentary subject, but the hummingbirds are as well, and Aitken brings them close to us…. The subjects of EVERY LITTLE THING — which the final credits identify as ‘Terry Masear and wild friends’ — do in fact produce awe, both for the birds’ remarkable bodies and Masear’s immense joy in caring for them.” —Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times “EVERY LITTLE THING isn’t a movie you watch for story…. It’s a movie you watch for understanding. Not just the nuances of what it means to be a caretaker like this, but what it’s like to see the world from the perspective of the tiny and vulnerable. Because this world, in microcosm, is so full of little beauties.” —Liz Shannon Miller, Consequence
