At the annual Vent Haven convention in Ft. Mitchell, Ken., ventriloquism capitol of the world five vents, whose stories are deeply human and universal: Dylan, a shy 13-year-old, dreams of being a professional but his dad prefers football; Kim, a former Miss Ohio beauty queen, yearns to make it on the cruise ship circuit; Dan, a successful cruise ship performer whose wife may divorce him when he comes ashore; Terry, who, after 22 years of struggle in Corsicana, Texas, finds himself on NBCs Americas Got Talent with a chance to win $1 million; and Wilma — all six-foot-five of her — who brings her dummies to Walmart and entertains in senior homes.