Louise, a young talented artist, arrives and prepares for her first climb.  She is seeking excellence, precision, and beauty.  It is a quest toward attaining perfection in her art.  Louise connects with her inspiration, support and icon: Glenn Gould.  Their journey together begins.

Louise is ready.  She chooses a climb, exploring and unleashing her own full voice as she travels upward.

The Girl calls out to Glenn.  She asks him for help with a piece of music.

Glenn is lost in a painful memory of The Mother in hospital.

Louise and Glenn talk about their daily rituals.  Re-energized, Louise wants to get back to climbing again.  She starts muscling her way upward, urged on by thoughts of fame.  Glenn's focus turns to his various medications and need for isolation.  Glenn feels a sharp pain and struggles to support Louise.  Both start to lose their grip, and Lo...

Both Louise and Glenn are tired.  They share stories about their nightmares.

Glenn tells Louise that applause should be banned.  The Housewife shares the profound impact of witnessing Glenn's performance.

The Celebrity is hosting a party.  He calls out to Glenn and persuades him to play the piano with him for his guests.  The guests gossip about the past performances and bad reviews while simultaneously applauding the artist.

The Mother appears at the window.  She shares memories, loving praise and admonishments.  The development of her child's talent and success has been her life's focus.

With a sense of freedom, Louise discovers daring, new musical terrain with Glenn's encouragement.

Louise encounters The Teacher at the window.  The Teacher instructs on the development of rigorous, meticulous technique.  Discussion of artistic philosophy is included in the training.  Glenn recalls his own teacher.

A short scene, sampling the wedding scene where Elaine screams for Ben.

A celebration of iconic Hitchcock film moments, sampling from The Birds.

Using quintessential recordings of Maria Callas arias, an aspiring soprano engages with the full and intense presence of her idol. What begins as suffocation and frustration ends as confidence as the soprano gains a deeper understanding of her idol: she’s human. They both are.

A celebration of iconic Hitchcock film moments, sampling from The Man Who Knew Too Much, Psycho, and The Birds.

A deconstruction of moments in The Sound of Music.

The Child creates her own book from pages of other books. She hands out her new rules to the audience.

A watcher looks over a group of faithful. His irritation turns to hatred as he accuses them of subversion. He claims to have proof hidden in some papers, but the Child has destroyed them. The Child proclaims “I know what to do,” and the tension between authority and people escalates. The Child begins taking pages and notes from all the surrou...

A man and woman meet for the first time on a summer's evening.