In 1974 a young Frenchman secretly - and illegally - rigged a tightrope between the Twin Towers. He made eight crossings in an hour - while a hundred thousand people watched in the streets of New York.
In 'To Reach The Clouds', Petit recreates his six-and-a-half year quest to realise the dream. Animated by dozens of never-seen photographs and Petit's ingenious sketches, this is a tour de force of imagination as well as a serenade to his beloved towers and the unfettered aspiration they expressed.
