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a GHOST ROBOT Production | in association with NOAH MEDIA GROUP and APPIAN WAY Productions

a Documentary Film by Joshua Zeman

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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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“An inspiring and profound watch”

Hammer to Nail

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“Beautiful and beyond moving.”

CNN

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“a work of heart-stopping suspense and tenderness… one of the year’s most important films.”

The Daily Beast

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“Zeman brings considerable polish as well as suspense to this urgent documentary.”

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Film Festival Screenings

Upcoming Screenings

May 13, 17
Vermont Film & Folklore Festival
Brattleboro & Manchester, VT
May 30
Berkshire International Film Festival
Great Barrington, MA

Past Screenings

June 2024
Tribeca Film Festival - World Premiere
New York, NY
Audience AwardFest Site
September 2024
Aspen Filmfest
Aspen, CO
October 2024
Mill Valley Film Festival
Mill Vallley, CA
Audience AwardFest Site
October 2024
Hamptons Film Festival
South Hampton, NY
Voice to the Voiceless AwardFest Site
October 2024
Woodstock Film Festival
Woodstock, NY
Best Doc Feature NomineeFest Site
October 2024
Port Jefferson Documentary Series
Port Jefferson, NY
Fall Audience Choice AwardFest Site
October 2024
Seattle International Film Festival
Seattle, WA
November 2024
Glimmerglass Film Days
Cooperstown, NY
January 2025
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs, CA
Audience Award, Jury AwardFest Site
March 13, 2025
The Nickelodeon
Columbia, South Carolina
March 15, 16
Boulder International Film Festival
Boulder, CO
March 22
Sonoma International Film Festival
Sonoma, CA
Audience Award, 1st Runner-UpFest Site
March 28
Salem Film Festival
Salem, MA
Audience AwardBuy Tickets
March 29, 30
Annapolis Film Festival
Annapolis, MD
Grand Jury AwardFest Site
March 29
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival
San Francisco, CA
April 10
newportFILM
Newport, RI
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