Next month, the public will have an opportunity to gain some insight into what the organization has gone through with a special premier of the documentary “Wild Spirit” at the Tracy Aviary Nature Center’s Pia Okwai facility in South Salt Lake on Sept. 26.

“Wild Spirit” is the second in a docu-series on animal rescue services called “Rescuers,” the brainchild of filmmaker Josh Carter.

“I learned about their whole situation a few years ago and I really wanted to follow them in an episode for our docu-series,” he told the Standard-Examiner. “The purpose of our docu-series is to raise awareness for animal rescues and how little support they get. The situation that they’re in with losing the building that they were in and getting very little support from the city and the government in their move — I knew that they needed so much help and I was grateful for the opportunity that I could maybe make a difference for them in their transition.”

WRCNU Executive Director DaLyn Marthaler told the Standard-Examiner said she’s excited for the public to get a look at the documentary.

“He’s done an amazing job with it; I teared up watching it a couple of times,” she said. “It’s been an experience. … I don’t like my voice; I don’t like seeing my face on camera, but it’s all good.”

She said there was some hesitance to jump into making a documentary at first.

“At first I was a little hesitant because I was going through so much,” she said. “He was so respectful and so kind about the whole situation that it was kind of easy and I really want the story to be told. So I decided to go forward. He was great to work with and super respectful of everything.”

Carter said filming began about a year and a half ago and included bits on the final removal from the WRCNU’s former building, the renovations to its temporary home and the center’s reopening in its temporary space. He said that he also spoke with representatives from Ogden City and the George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park for the documentary. Production wrapped up just about a week ago.

“I’m super excited about it,” Carter said. “Their story is just so incredible, and the way that they’ve been able to fight to continue saving Utah’s wildlife is so inspiring. DaLyn is such an incredible person and I’m really excited for people to see it and hopefully get involved and support the rehabilitation center in monetary ways or donating other things that they need or even volunteering.”

Carter said plans are to make upwards of eight full documentaries on other animal rescue operations.

The premier of Wild Spirit is set for 6:30 p.m. Sept. 26, at the Tracy Aviary Nature Center’s Pia Okwai facility in South Salt Lake (3310 S 1000 W, South Salt Lake, UT 84119) and is free for all to attend. For more information, see the WRCNU’s Facebook page.

For more on the Rescuers series, visit https://rescuersdoc.wixsite.com/rescuers.