It records the worldview and personality of Timothy "Speed" Levitch, who was then a guide for bus tours of New York City.

The Gershwin song "But Not for Me" plays as the camera captures the modern skyline, creating a sense of the past and present blurring together.

Levitch reportedly chose not to sit in on the majority of the editing process, choosing instead to stick to his core principles: to succumb to the chaos of the universe.

[citation needed] It premiered at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival in 1998 and was later screened at New York's Docfest.

"[4] Following the film's release to DVD in 2006, Brett Cullum wrote, "Although we do get to see some familiar sites, including winsome glimpses of the World Trade Center towers, the camera hardly ever leaves the face of our tour guide.