Penny Lane has discovered her new documentary muse: famed New York Metropolis owl Flaco. IndieWire can verify that Lane is at present in manufacturing on an as-yet-untitled HBO documentary concerning the male Eurasian eagle-owl who gained worldwide consideration after he was mysteriously let out in New York Metropolis in 2023. The “Listening to Kenny G” director Lane is helming the Flaco function, with Gabriel Sedgwick producing. The movie is a HBO Documentary Movies, Sandbox Movies, and Spinning Nancy manufacturing.
The official synopsis for the documentary reads: “On February 2, 2023, Flaco — a male Eurasian eagle-owl, the most important species of owl on the earth — was found lacking from his cage on the Central Park Zoo in Manhattan. The documentary follows the shocking story of what occurred when Flaco, who had lived his total life in captivity, was launched in New York Metropolis to the delight, concern, and fascination of tens of millions within the metropolis and past.”
For the documentary, Lane is asking for footage from locals who witnessed Flaco within the metropolis in the course of the months of 2023 and 2024 when he was flying free. The movie crew has additionally issued a name to motion to enlist the general public’s assist in “sharing images, movies, and private tales” concerning the chook. Lately, numerous books have been revealed about Flaco, together with “The Ebook of Flaco: The World’s Most Well-known Chicken” and “Discovering Flaco: Our 12 months with New York Metropolis’s Beloved Owl,” and he stays an object of fascination to New Yorkers and birders alike.
“I’ve been deeply invested in Flaco from the moment my pal bumped into him on the sidewalk on Fifth Avenue,” Lane mentioned in a press assertion. “I misplaced many nights of sleep worrying about him and made deep connections with a bunch of devoted birders who documented his extraordinary adventures. It’s amongst the best honors of my life to work with Sandbox Movies and HBO to share his outstanding story with the world.”
Lane made her function debut in 2013 with documentary “Our Nixon.” She additionally directed “Nuts!” (2016), “The Ache of Others” (2018), and “Hail Devil?” (2019), amongst different movies.
Lane informed IndieWire in 2021 that the through-line of her documentaries is humor. “There’s part of me that’s associated to the Satanists, ‘How about I poke this? How would folks reply if I poke that?’ There’s worth in going towards the grain,” Lane mentioned. “And if I don’t do it with a smile on my face, why would you take heed to something I’ve to say?”
She added, “Essentially, my individuals are individuals who make jokes in all completely different points of life. In the event you can not chortle on the absurdity of life, I simply can’t vibe with you.”