Released 2024
Not Rated
1 hours, 43 minutes
Directed by Joshua Zeman
In English and Ukrainian and Russian with English subtitles
This screening includes a short discussion with Margo McKnight, CEO Palm Beach Zoo.
Checkpoint Zoo documents a daring rescue led by a heroic team of volunteers who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped behind enemy lines during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Through footage and interviews, the film captures their extraordinary bravery and sheds light on war’s unintended victims.