Shawn Hayes, a city kid from a rough neighborhood east of LA, finds a lifeline when he discovers the ancient art of falconry — and a rare new connection to the natural world.

As we learn his story and both the history of American falconry and how it rescued the Peregrine falcon, we watch Shawn fly his birds in the White Mountains near his home in Bishop, California — and become an ambassador for American falconry across the world.

Director’s Biographies - Brett Marty, Josh Izenberg

Josh Izenberg is a producer, director, and cinematographer based in Oakland, California.

He directed his first low-budget feature in the mountains of Appalachia and has since worked on doc projects covering neurologist rollerbladers, surfing veterans, and Peruvian drug rehab.

Brett Marty cut his teeth as a commercial director and made the transition to filmmaking with a handful of documentary projects and his narrative directorial debut, YOUTH, which won a handful of jury awards and played at more than 30 festivals, including Cannes.

His latest docs have been acquired by The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and National Geographic.