This screening will be held at Ferguson Library (1 Public Library Plaza, Stamford, CT).

This screening is SOLD OUT!

This screening will feature a post-film panel discussion with Jackie Emery and David Lei, wildlife photographers featured in the film. Copies of their book, Finding Flaco: Our Year With New York City's Beloved Owl, will be available for purchase and for signing.

The Greenwich Audubon will introduce the film and host an informational table at the event.

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.

Jacqueline Emery and David Lei are part-time professional wildlife photographers whose work has been published by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, and numerous other media outlets. They coauthored Finding Flaco: Our Year with New York City’s Beloved Owl, an award-winning and critically acclaimed photo book documenting the life of a Eurasian eagle-owl mysteriously released from the Central Park Zoo in February 2023. They also appear in and contributed photos and videos to Penny Lane’s documentary about Flaco, Wild Inside. Emery and Lei are both highly involved in local wildlife conservation causes. They volunteer with NYC Plover Project, a nonprofit that protects piping plovers and other shorebirds that nest on NYC beaches. They also support New York City Bird Alliance, formerly known as New York City Audubon, and Wild Bird Fund, the only rehabilitation and educational center for wildlife in NYC, where David is a board member. When she is not out in nature, Jacqueline chairs the English Department at SUNY Old Westbury. She is editor of the award-winning collection, Recovering Native American Writings in the Boarding School Press, published by the University of Nebraska Press. And when he is not out in nature, David Lei makes real estate investments globally on behalf of endowments, foundations, pension plans, and other institutional investors.

Avon on Tour is presented by The First Bank of Greenwich and sponsored by the Connecticut Office of the Arts, The John C. Griswold Family Foundation, Stamford Arts & Culture Commission, and Wireless Zone Gives. Additional support is provided by The Bruce Museum, Darien Library, Mill River Park, Ferguson Library, Museum of Contemporary Art \ Connecticut, and Stamford Town Center.