The Mystery of Flying Kicks

Sneakers hanging on telephone lines are common place around the world but few people are aware of its urban symbolism. They tell of murder, sex, drugs — messages of art and politics that inspire theories both hilarious and sinister.

In an effort to get to the truth once and for all, the filmmaker asked the people of earth to help solve the mystery. This participatory and crowd sourced documentary used an on-line call out and a phone message bank to collect donated photographs, phoned in theories, video, v-logs, and animation. This film is the result of this unique digital collaboration between the filmmakers and the international public.