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In February 2023, a captive-born Eurasian eagle-owl named Flaco escaped from New York City's Central Park Zoo, becoming an overnight sensation as millions followed his improbable journey through the urban wilderness. Rather than merely surviving, the owl transformed into a symbol of freedom, resilience, and the untamable pull of the wild.
Acclaimed documentarian Penny Lane (Hail Satan?) turns Flaco's extraordinary true story into something far richer than a wildlife documentary. Blending breathtaking footage with the voices of the New Yorkers who became captivated by him, WILD INSIDE explores the fragile boundary between captivity and freedom, asking what we owe the animals who share our cities—and why one remarkable owl captured the imagination of an entire world.
Heartbreaking, enchanting, and unexpectedly profound, WILD INSIDE is an ode to the enduring instinct for freedom, reminding us that the wild isn't always a place—sometimes it's a state of being.
