FW: Man On Wire (Documentary Night at Dudley House)

[Yikai Wang <wang28@fas.harvard.edu>]

Documentary Night, Monday April 13th, 7:00pm, Graduate Student Lounge,
Dudley House
Man On Wire
2009 Oscar Best Documentary, Features
2009 BAFTA Film Award, Outstanding British Film

On August 7, 1974, Philippe Petit, a French wire walker, juggler, and
street performer days shy of his 25th birthday, spent 45 minutes
walking, dancing, kneeling, and lying on a wire he and friends strung
between the rooftops of the Twin Towers. Uses contemporary interviews,
archival footage, and recreations to tell the story of his previous
walks between towers of Notre Dame and of the Sydney Harbour Bridge,
his passions and friendships, and the details of the night before the
walk: getting cable into the towers, hiding from guards, and mounting
the wire. It ends with observations of the profound changes the walk's
success brought to Philippe and those closest to him.

More questions? Please contact yanyan (liu3@fas.harvard.edu)