A double-crested cormorant living at the Wildlife Center of the North Coast in Astoria, Oregon, Cormie was supposed to learn a simple trick: take money from people and deposit it into a container. She got the first part down.

Part mockumentary, part true story, CORMIE follows bird curator Melisa Colvin and the team as they attempt to put Cormie’s unusual fascination with cash to good use for a wildlife rehabilitation center hit hard by the pandemic. Behind the heists is the story of a remarkably intelligent bird and the people who have grown to love her.