Checkpoint Zoo
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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Joshua Zeman Director · Anne Nikitin Composer Nelson Hume Cinematographer
United States release October 4, 2025 · Produced in United States, United Kingdom, Ukraine · Languages English, Russian, Ukrainian
Production
Ghost Robot
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Noah Media Group
Production
Appian Way
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United States · United Kingdom · Ukraine
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian · Ukrainian
Release dates
United States · June 6, 2024
Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
United States · October 4, 2025
Digital · GATHR Direct-To-Audience
United States
October 5, 2024 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
January 7, 2025 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
March 15, 2025 · Premiere · Boulder International Film Festival
Bulgaria
October 9, 2025 · Premiere · OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival: Bulgarian Edition
Israel
February 19, 2026 · Digital · Yes VOD + Partner TV+
Ukraine
September 7, 2025 · Premiere · OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival: Ukrainian Edition
October 3, 2025 · Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
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