Wild Inside

the real New York superhero that can fly isn’t Spider-Man, it’s Flaco — RIP, sweet prince, wish you could have seen your movie projected on a big screen in the park, surrounded by all of your fans

Justin LaLiberty

Full disclosure: My BFF Suzanne Highland appears as one of the lone voices of reason in this doc, empathetic to the plight of Flaco but also being clear-eyed about the how humans have made life so difficult for wild animals in the city. Fuller disclosure: I am a NYC birder…

brcw

It’s an inspiring documentary about a well-loved owl. I feel a pang of regret that I didn’t follow Flaco in real-time, because his story unfolded in New York City, starting in Central Park. I didn’t expect to see pictures / footage of Flaco’s parents and Uncle Emerson. I…

Allison M. 🌱

"What happens when you take a bird that had been in a cage for his whole life and you just let him go?" Women Film Editors #526: Hannah Buck In February 2023, people not only in New York but around the globe became fascinated by the story of Flaco, the thirteen-year-old…

theironcupcake

NYC can really grind a person down, especially these days, but it also pretty regularly offers reminders that sometimes people don’t suck, too. And being in a roomful of people eager to remember one very special bird, including the filmmaker who put together this warm,…

cinemapoodle

My best friend is Suzanne the Wild Bird Fund employee at the end, the one who got the call and had to find poisoned, full wingspan, dead Flaco on the concrete inside a building's entirely concrete inner courtyard. Suzanne is the reason I know about this documentary and…

sarahpaol

Saw myself??? on the big screen tonight!! I admire Penny Lane’s restraint for not using more of my footage but I do have to laugh that all of my subject matter expertise and hot takes ended up on the cutting room floor. I did get recognized after by someone at my screening…

Andrew

His legs!! Food for thought

sylvia

Thank you, Penny Lane, for showing me I was just another bratty daughter disrespecting her mom's love of Flaco. I'm reformed now. I love Flaco - particularly when he walked into puddles! I respect my mom's obsession!

Mackenzie