Wild Inside

Opened Friday, July 31, 2026

Special Events

  • Sun Aug 23 : 

    Q&A with director Penny Lane moderated by Judith Helfand after the 1:50 show!

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Saturday, August 22 Q&A with director Penny Lane moderated by filmmaker Matt Wolf after the 1:50 show!

Sunday, August 23: Q&A with director Penny Lane moderated by filmmaker Judith Helfand after the 1:50 show!

Join educator and wildlife rehabilitator Suzanne Highland for a post screening Birdwatching Tour of the West Village after the 4pm screenings on 8/1 and 8/2! the path runs from the IFC to Hudson River Park with a pit stop in Washington Square Park. Bring binoculars if you have them!

About WILD INSIDE:
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 overcomes his years of captivity and lack of survival skills to answer the call of the wild – and discovers he was wild inside all along.

Also playing: the 14-minute documentary short DREAM OF BIRDS screens with the 11:00am shows of WILD INSIDE Friday, July 31-Thursday August 6 only. Following a unique study led by Argentine physicist Gabriel Mindlin, DREAM OF BIRDS playfully explores the mystery of music through the mathematical patterns behind birdsong, and how our lives and relationships are rhythmically organized. 

  • Country USA
  • Running Time 96 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor mTuckman Media
  • Director Penny Lane
  • Cast Flaco the Owl
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil, Closed Captioning

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