The first philosophical exploration of the act of walking as it is represented in film:
- Breaks new ground in motion studies as it relates to film
- Helps readers gain a fresh insight into film history through another perspective
- Covers star walks, walking in genre films, urban walking, walking in nature and the idea of the camera as a pedestrian.

From cinema’s earliest days, walking and filmmaking have been intrinsically linked. Technologically, culturally and aesthetically, the pioneers of cinema were not only interested in using the camera to scientifically study ambulatory motion, but were also keen to capture the speed and mobile culture of late 19th-century urban life.