Castigator a aproape 30 de premii la festivaluri de film internationale, filmul documentar Man on Wire este o repovestire a aventurii indraznete si, totodata, ilegale, a lui Philippe Petit, de a strabate mergand pe sarma, la mare inaltime, distanta dintre turnurile gemene din New York – ceea ce a s-a numit mai tarziu „infractiunea artistica a secolului XX”.
In ziua in care implinea 25 de ani, Philippe Petit a petrecut 45 de minute pe sarma, mergand, dansand, stand intins sau in genunchi, intre acoperisurile celor doua turnuri. Filmul utilizeaza inregistrari de arhiva pentru a reconstitui si istoriile similare ale traversarii pe sarma a distantei dintre turnurile de la Notre-Dame si dintre turnurile Podului Sidney Harbour, vorbind despre schimbarile pe care le-au adus in viata lui Philippe Petit.
Premii :
Grierson British Documentary Awards 2009 – UK Film Council Best Cinema Documentary award;
Academy Awards, USA – 2009 Won Oscar Best Documentary;
American Cinema Editors, USA 2009 Won – Best Edited Documentary;
Austin Film Critics Association 2008 – Won Austin Film Critics Award Best Documentary;
BAFTA Awards 2009 – Won BAFTA Film Award Outstanding British Film;
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2008 – Won BSFC Award Best Documentary;
British Independent Film Awards – 2008 Won British Independent Film Award Best British Documentary;
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2009 – Won Critics Choice Award Best Documentary Feature;
Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2009 – Won COFCA Award Best Documentary;
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards – 2008 Won CFCA Award Best Documentary;
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2008 – Won DFWFCA Award Best Documentary;
Directors Guild of America, USA 2009 – Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary;
European Film Awards 2008 – Nominated Best Documentary Award; Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2008 – Won FFCC Award Best Documentary;
Gotham Awards 2008 – Nominated Best Documentary Spirit Award Best Documentary;
Irish Film and Television Awards 2009 – Nominated IFTA Award Best International Film;
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 2009 – Won KCFCC Award Best Documentary;
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2008 – Won Best Documentary Over 30 Minutes;
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2008 – Won Sierra Award Best Documentary;
London Critics Circle Film Awards 2009 – Nominated ALFS Award British Film of the Year;
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2008 – Won LAFCA Award Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film;
National Board of Review, USA 2008 – Won NBR Award Best Documentary;
New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2008 – Won NYFCC Award Best Non-Fiction Film;
Online Film Critics Society Awards 2009 – Won OFCS Award Best Documentary;
PGA Awards 2009 – Won Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures;
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2008 – Won PFCS Award Best Documentary;
Robert Festival 2010 – Nominated Robert Best Non-American Fil;
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2008 – Won SDFCS Award Best Documentary;
Satellite Awards 2008 – Won Satellite Award Best Motion Picture, Documentary;
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2008 – Won SEFCA Award Best Documentary;
Sundance Film Festival 2008 – Won Audience Award World Cinema – Documentary;
Grand Jury Prize World Cinema – Documentary; Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2008 – Won TFCA Award Best Documentary;
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards 2008 – Won WAFCA Award Best Documentary