A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers.

A rich vision of the pain, loveliness, mystery, and promise of New York City in the 1970s. A radical young Irish monk struggles with his own demons as he lives among the prostitutes in the middle of the burning Bronx. A group of mothers gather in a Park Avenue apartment to mourn their sons who died in Vietnam, only to discover just how much divides them even in grief. A young artist finds herself at the scene of a hit-and-run that sends her own life...

In 1974, Philippe Petit assembled a team to help him achieve his dream of walking between the World Trade Center towers.

No cow, no horses, no sheep! Just bello, wheels, horses, highwires, cannon, helicopter, trampoline, sway pole, and a fun time!

"In 1859, Jean-Francois Gravelet, known as The Great Blondin, walked across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. What kind of man would do something like that? And more importantly, how do you become that man?"--

Four children's stories telling true stories and tales of brave and inspirational people.