Man on Wire 11/3/2009 Man On Wire Tuesday, November 3, 2009 @ 7:30 PM, Campbell Hall This is a FREE event. “Exhilarating…makes you shake your head in amazement.” -Los Angeles Times “Thrilling and profound.” -Time Out New York Winner of the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize and Audience Awards as well as the Oscar Award for Best Documentary Feature, Man on Wire is the thrilling true story of high wire artist Philippe Petit and his infamous walk between the rooftops of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, a quarter mile above New York City. “One of the most wildly entertaining docs of recent years” (VarietyM), the film recounts Petit’s numerous extraordinary challenges and the execution of this highly illegal coup. (James Marsh, 2008, 90 min.) For tickets or more information: www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/ 805.893.3535