A child is born. We see underwater swimmers representing this. He is young, in a jungle setting, with two fanciful "instincts" guiding him as swooping bird-like acrobats initially menace, then delight. As an adolescent, he enters a desert, where a man spins a large cube of metal tubing. He leaves his instinct-guides behind, and enters a garden where two statues dance in a pond. As he watches their sensual acrobatics of love, he becomes a man. He is offered wealth (represented by a golden hat) by a devil figure. In a richly decorated room, a scruffy troupe of a dozen acrobats and a little girl reawaken the old man's youthful nature and love.
Unfortunately the movie Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Keith Melton | Director |
| Directing | Rod Smith | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Steve Roberts | Writer |
| Writing | Peter Wagg | Writer |
| Production | André Picard | Producer |
| Production | Peter Wagg | Producer |
| Production | Antoine Compin | Co-Producer |
| Production | Charis Horton | Co-Producer |
| Production | Mitchell Cannold | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Benoit Jutras | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Reed Smoot | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Harry B. Miller III | Editor |
| Art | John Zachary | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mark Bridges | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renee E. Kant | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny-King Turko | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dominique Lemieux | Costume Design |
