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a Documentary Film by Joshua Zeman

FESTIVAL AWARDS
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
Audience Award
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Audience Award
HAMPTONS FILM FESTIVAL
Voice to the Voiceless Award
SALEM FILM FESTIVAL
Audience Award
MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL
Documentary Achievement Jury Award
MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL
Audience Award
PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Jury Award
PORT JEFFERSON DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Fall Audience Choice Award
ANNAPOLIS FILM FESTIVAL
Jury Award
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL FILM FESTIVAL
Best Documentary Feature Jury Award
CHECKPOINT ZOO documents a daring rescue led by a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers, who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped in a zoo behind enemy lines in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
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“a work of heart-stopping suspense and tenderness… one of the year’s most important films.”
The Daily Beast

“Zeman brings considerable polish as well as suspense to this urgent documentary.”
Variety
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Film Festival Screenings
Upcoming Screenings
Past Screenings
January 2025
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs, CA
Audience Award, Jury AwardFest Site
April 11, 12
MDC Miami International Film Festival
Miami, FL
Documentary Achievement Jury AwardBuy Tickets
April 12, 13
Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival
Minneapolis, MN
Best Feature Documentary Jury AwardBuy Tickets