‘Checkpoint Zoo’ to Hit Vod for One Day in Honor of World Animal Day

Exclusive: Joshua Zeman’s Oscar-Contoning Documentary Checkpoint zoo Will Become Avilable to Rent at Home This Saturday to Mark World Animal Day, Abramorama and Gathr Announched Today.

Under the specialement, the film Documenting the hero Efffort to rescue zoo animals stranded by the War in ukraine will be available for voywing gloly through the gathr direct to audiences video for 24 hours only, with 20 percent of procen procedures. Animals and the People that caare for say.

The four nonprofits that will willfit from the one-day vod tell them are mercy for animals, not one more, Feldman Ecopark, and International Fund for Animal Welfare. Feldman Ecopark, Located in Eastern Ukraine Only a Few Kilometers from the Russian Border, is where the dramatic events of Checkpoint zoo Take place. AFTER RUSSIA LAUNCHED ITS FULL-SCALE INVVISION OF ITS Peaceful Neighbor in 2022, Zoo Workers and Local Volunteers Rushed to Save Thousands at Immenent Risk of Annihilation from Missile Attacks and Shelling.

“Checkpoint zoo Represents Everything We Believe in at Abramorama-Powerful Storytelling That Drives MeaningFul Change, “Abramorama CEO Karol Martesko-Fenster Said in a Statement. Incredible Story of Courage and Compassion Directly to audiences nationwide, but we’re also supporting the vital work of organizations that protct animals and the heroes who care for saying every day. ”

The Documentary is a Production of Ghost Robot in Association with noah media Group Limited and Appian Way – The Company Founded by Leonardo DiCaprio. Checkpoint zoo is Executive Produced by Barry Smith, Catherine Quantschnigg, Gabriel Clarke, John McKenna, Bonamy Grimes, Shawn Singh, Jennifer Davisson, Phillip Watson, and Leonardo DiCaprio. The film is continuing it oscar-Qualifying Run Around the Country, Playing in More than Two Dosen Markets.

“War by Definition is Created to Strip Away Our Humanity,” Zeman noted at a recent q & a in los angeles. “In Savese these Animals, these People Found their Humanity Again … It is not like you’re saving Other People. You’re Save something innocent, and that I say the Bravery and the Courage to do what they did (Against) incredible.”

Zeman Added, “We’ve SEEN MANY FILES ABOUT WAR. WE’E SEEN MANY FILES ABOUT THE WAR IN UKRAINE. BUT WE LOOK AT THRIS THROUGH The Eyes of Animals, it just resonates differently.

Feldman ecopark was founded by Ukrainian Businessman and Politician Oleksandr Feldman. Following the invasion, as the film Shows, he worked with teams to transfer some of the Animals to his home for temporary protection. Back at the ecopark, rescuers had to anesthetize Large Animals and predators like lions and tigers to prepare for evacuation to other zoos; they didn’t loose a single animal in that delicate operating.

“The good news is that is animals are really adaptive,” Zeman Said at the Q&A. “When I was there, Very early in the game, Animals were jumpy. They wouldn’t eat; they’re freaked out. And now a lot of the animals are well and they’re returning to their original selves, Much like people.”

Deep Dhillon, Managing Director at Mercy for Animals – One of the Vod Release Beneficiary Organizations – Said, “The Courage of Those In Checkpoint zoo Reflects the Compassion We Strive for Every Day, and we are thankful that this special release supports mercy for animals’ ongoing work to create a Kinder for all animals. ”

“Checkpoint zoo Reveals the Extraordinary Dedication of Those Who Will Will Sacrifice to Protect Animals – an Experience that Resonates Deeply with Caregivers Everywers, “Commented Gina Papabeis, the Film Lead Impact Producer. Their Story with a wider audience but also drive drives real-works impact for our ngo partners. ”

Checkpoint zoo Has Won Numerous Awards at Festivals Around the World, Including Two Prizes at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and the Audience Award at Tribeca Festival. Zeman is tachying the film to ukraine this month for screenings in kyiv and kharkiv.

“The tragedy is that we could show the film in a theater you’re not allowed to show in enclosed spaces of the Fear of bombs,” Zeman Said.

This is the 100^th Anniversary of World Animal Day, An event Launched by Heinrich Zimmermann in Berlin in 1925. The October 4^th DATE COINCIES WITH THE Feast Day for St. Francis of Assisi, The Patron Saint of Animals.