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In a golden field at dawn, 17-year-old Avio launches a homemade air balloon — stitched together from his grandfather's old shirts — determined to reach the top of the Great Falls, a feat no one from his village has ever survived. His best friend Bex helps him load supplies while cycling through sarcasm, worry, and reluctant acceptance. Avio insists there is something waiting at the top beyond just a water source, a feeling he can't explain but can't ignore. The two part ways with Bex's affectionate insults echoing as the balloon lifts off — but as Avio shrinks to a distant speck in the sky, Bex's jokes fall away and he quietly tears up watching his best friend disappear. As Avio floats over towns he's only ever seen in photos, he radios Bex to check in, asks him to watch over his grandparents, and promises he'll return.
SCENE SUMMARY
3. GOLDEN FIELDS
SHOT LIST ( 2:11 min )
