Nancy Nagle Kelley ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD
Sponsored by the Family of Nancy Nagle Kelley & Twomey Latham Shea Kelley Dubin & Quartararo
WILD INSIDE
THURS, 12/3, 5:00pm, 95 min
BAY STREET THEATER
Director Penny Lane in attendance for Q&A
Director: Penny Lane
Producers: Gabriel Sedgwick, Nickolas Hasse
Editor: Hannah Buck
Cinematographer: Naiti Gámez
Flaco, a captive-raised Eurasian eagle-owl, the largest owl species worldwide, escaped from NYC's Central Park Zoo in 2023 when his stainless steel mesh cage was vandalized. He had lived at the zoo for 13 years, since being a fledgling, before gaining fame through his wild adventures. The film captures his remarkable transformation from a captive bird with no survival skills into a capable hunter navigating the urban landscape of Manhattan. What happens to a bird who has been caged his whole life when he is able to roam the streets and skies of NYC is both beautiful and magical, but also controversial.
Penny Lane is an American filmmaker known for her humor and unconventional approach to making documentary films. Prior to becoming a filmmaker, Lane was a college professor, teaching film, video, and new media art at various colleges. Her filmography includes Hail Satan?, Listening to Kenny G, and Confessions of a Good Samaritan, a deeply personal film exploring her own decision to donate a kidney to a stranger.