When a YouTube video of Alexandru Duru''s hoverboard flight goes viral, the young engineer sets a Guinness World Record and achieves the recognition he desires. But fame and fortune won''t come easily to this son of Romanian immigrants. Exploring Duru''s wearying trial-and-error efforts as he races to beat other inventors to the next headline-grabbing stunt, a rich story unfolds about the human desire to transcend our physical confines.