Chicken may be just food for most people, but raising the perfect chicken is an all-consuming passion for some. This documentary takes a charming and fascinating look at the colorful—and hugely competitive—world of champion show chicken breeders. Like the comedy Best in Show (about dogs), this film follows the breeders and chickens as they prepare to compete at the Ohio National Poultry Show, considered the Westminster of Chickens.

Directed by Nicole Lucas Haimes.

New York Times: “…a fun and at times astonishing film.”

Los Angeles Times: “Poignant and illuminating.”