Wild Inside

One-night presentation with Tulsa Audubon Society! See a special photo display in the lobby before the film from Tulsa Audubon Society, then enjoy this new documentary about Flaco the Owl at 7pm. Tickets on sale now, $13 members and $15 non-members.

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About the film: 1h36min - Documentary - Not Rated - English

What would happen if a captive-born owl with no survival skills tried to make it on his

own in New York City? In WILD INSIDE, we discover the answer is more incredible, and

more consequential, than we could have ever imagined.

In February 2023, a Eurasian Eagle-Owl named Flaco escapes from the Central Park

Zoo and sets off on a magical odyssey through the island of Manhattan. Flaco answers

the call of the wild – and discovers he was wild inside all along.

WILD INSIDE is an underdog story of resilience and self determination as Flaco the Owl

beats the odds and accomplishes the impossible. Flaco busts out of his cage barely

able to fly, but he adapts, he explores and eventually – it seems – he goes far beyond

mere survival, becoming an internationally known icon of freedom, hooting from the

highest water towers. He claims all of New York City as his wild kingdom.

The remarkable story of Flaco raises some questions: is it right to keep a bird in a

cage? Is there any real distinction between “zoo animals” and “wild animals”? How can

we be better to our nonhuman neighbors?

This one of a kind owl’s epic song is sung in WILD INSIDE by a chorus of besotted New

Yorkers – young and old, bird-nerds and civilians, many of them immigrants themselves

– all of them reaching for a glimpse of the wild, a glimmer of magic, or even just

someone to believe in. Everywhere Flaco goes, he leaves that place and its people

forever enchanted.