On August 7, 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out onto a wire illegally rigged between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. After dancing 110 floors above Manhattan for nearly an hour, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before being released to a city that had fallen in love with him. James Marsh's Oscar-winning documentary masterfully reconstructs Petit's audacious feat through archival footage, reenactments, and intimate interviews, grafting the suspense of a heist film onto a soaring celebration of artistic ambition and friendship. Winner of the Academy Award, BAFTA, and Sundance Jury Prize for Best Documentary.