- This optimistic and profoundly moving documentary invites us to follow the journey of the unique relationships that develop between the 'imperfect' farm animals rejected from the food industry rehabilitated at Freedom Farm Sanctuary in Israel, and their "imperfect" human volunteers marginalized by society, who deeply relate to them, and go above and beyond to care for them. With sensitivity, humor, and love, this documentary reminds us of the real meaning of the word compassion, and shows us where the path to healing ourselves and the world begins.—Taliya Finkel
- This optimistic and profoundly moving documentary invites us to follow the journey of the unique relationships that develop between the 'imperfect' farm animals rejected from the food industry rehabilitated at Freedom Farm Sanctuary in Israel, and their "imperfect" human volunteers marginalized by society, who deeply relate to them, and go above and beyond to care for them. With sensitivity, humor, and love, this documentary reminds us of the real meaning of the word compassion, and shows us where the path to healing ourselves and the world begins.
Each chapter in the series documents the story of a different volunteer and animal, and follows their journey of getting to know one another and building trust.
Mantegvosh works with at-risk teens, and dedicates herself to caring for a blind goat as she frets about her own hereditary vision problems.
Yanna is a lab engineer who made Aliyah to Israel from Russia and carries scars from childhood bullying about her appearance, and who still struggles with a negative body image. She finds comfort and closeness with the chickens from the meat industry because like them, she feels trapped in her own body.
Billy is a disabled IDF war veteran, high-tech worker, with a prosthetic leg who feels connected to all the disabled animals, especially Nir, a young calf with an amputated leg who is learning to walk with a prosthetic leg of his own.
Ilana is the Operations Manager at Freedom Farm Sanctuary, helps Galit and Alon, volunteers with mental impairments, to overcome their fear and befriend Yossi and Omri, pigs who suffer pain due to genetic modification.
Orna fulfilled her life's dream of becoming the first female bus driver in Israel, and recovered from cancer, but still can't fall asleep at night. She finds peace working the night shift as a security guard at the Freedom Farm Sanctuary.
Orly is a kindergarten teacher, formerly religious, whose painful childhood memories from her religious Yemenite village overwhelm her as she cares for Roni, a baby goat, rescued just moments before he was going to be slaughtered as a Passover sacrifice (by Temple Mount activists).
Volunteering at the farm creates heart-warming relationships that bring about moments of comedy and tragedy, and contrast the experience of pain in the body and soul with happiness, humor, optimism, and love. The connection between the animal's pain and the pain of the volunteers is emotionally touching and powerful. While the subject matter is intense and thought-provoking, the stories themselves unfold lightly, and the musical soundtrack enhances and supports the message with its sensitivity, and sophisticated, gentle humor.
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