2018
TV-PG
Sundance Selects
1 h 20 m

2018
TV-PG
Sundance Selects
1 h 20 m

Summary Meet Patriot, Potomac, Primrose, Poppet, and Phil—five spirited puppies who, from the moment they’re born, begin an incredible journey to become guide dogs for the blind. It’s a rigorous two-year process that will take the pups from the care of selfless foster volunteers to specialized trainers to, if they make the cut, a lifelong human ...

Documentary

Directed By: Don Hardy, Dana Nachman

Written By: Dana Nachman

2018
TV-PG
Sundance Selects
1 h 20 m

2018
TV-PG
Sundance Selects
1 h 20 m

Pick of the Litter

Name: Pick of the Litter
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-08-31
Duration: 1 min 20 s
Rating: 64
Cast: Diane Meer, Terry Blosser, Janet Gearheart, Sharon Kret, Ronald Strother

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews

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Film Journal International

Sep 7, 2018

Devoid of any corniness, sentimentality or condescension, Pick of the Litter is a must for dog lovers, but it will also serve all those needing reminders of how kind, decent and giving humans can be and the role dogs play in our lives.

By Doris Toumarkine FULL REVIEW

The Seattle Times

Sep 13, 2018

Every dog in this sweetly earnest movie seems to have a strong sense of responsibility.

By Moira Macdonald FULL REVIEW

RogerEbert.com

Aug 31, 2018

An uplifting, sometimes bittersweet journey captured over a two-year period. You will certainly submit to the film’s disarmingly gush-out-loud moments and perhaps even embarrass yourself with a few involuntary squeaks.

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The New York Times

Aug 30, 2018

In short, Pick of the Litter makes for unexpectedly suspenseful (and perhaps not entirely reputable) viewing.

By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

TheWrap

Aug 30, 2018

Subject matter alone makes Pick of the Litter, if not especially memorable, a gently lovable outing.

By Dave White FULL REVIEW

The Guardian

May 18, 2019

The finale is more of a schmaltzy salute to the guide-dog ethos than intimate documentation of the new owners’ stories. The street training sequences, though – shot in swooping knee-high Steadicam – are thrilling; mini kerbside action movies.

By Phil Hoad FULL REVIEW

The Observer (UK)

May 19, 2019

In a tussle between the appeal of the subject and the plodding banality of the approach, the pups are ultimately the losers.

By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW

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Production Company KTF Films

Release Date Aug 31, 2018

Duration 1 h 20 m

Rating TV-PG

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Tagline Training begins the moment they're born.

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Awards

Cleveland International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Seattle International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Cinequest San Jose Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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Sharon Kret

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Ronald Strother

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Christine Benninger

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Linda Owen

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Rebecca Minelga

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Eric Minelga

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Oliver Minelga

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Nick Ursano

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Alice Ursano

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Cathy Wassenberg

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Bill Wassenberg

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Lisa King

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Chris King

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Patti White

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Louise Pay

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