diff --git a/docs/pilot-film.md b/docs/pilot-film.md
index a5db53c9..3ce66af8 100644
--- a/docs/pilot-film.md
+++ b/docs/pilot-film.md
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 `/pilot-film` is a separate noindex player with widescreen/vertical selection, normal controls, downloads and a full transcript. It has no autoplay. The teaser and Learn more pages are unchanged; neither loads film assets.
 
-Revision 21 is a 22.3-second teaser in four main screens, wide and vertical. It follows the latest explicit direction to leave the website as it is and end on one closing screen: “Let us help. Let’s make this the last time you do these chores. Take your time back.”
+Revision 22 is a 20.4-second teaser in four main screens, wide and vertical. It follows the latest explicit direction to leave the website as it is and end on one closing screen: “Let us help. Let’s make this the last time you do these chores. Take your time back.”
 
 1. “What would you do with 20% more time?” over café photography.
 2. “How does a ‘quick question’ turn into 30 minutes?” as a separate readable headline.
 3. Four requests, one at a time: coffee, an introduction, feedback, finding a designer. Each holds about 1.92 seconds. There is no competing headline or constant text pulsing.
 4. Pilot. “Let us help.” / “Let’s make this the last time you do these chores.” / “Take your time back.” All three appear together, with the small Cloud destination beneath. This is the final screen.
 
-The film lasts 22.333 seconds at 60fps (1,340 frames). The final screen appears at 14.633s and remains fully present until the picture fade starts at 21.283s. Audio fades 20.333–22.333s. Nothing follows the ending except black.
+The film lasts 20.400 seconds at 60fps (1,224 frames). The final screen appears at 14.633s and remains fully present until the picture fade starts at 19.650s. Audio fades 18.900–20.400s. Nothing follows the ending except black.
 
 ## Truth and provenance
 
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ The existing café photograph and Pilot mark are reused with one Inter Tight fam
 
 Audio is the user-supplied first seven seconds of Imagine Dragons' Believer, arranged into the approved original-tempo drum loop, trimmed and faded. Gain and waveform remain unchanged before the new fade; no narration, new effects or tempo change. This records provenance, not a representation of a music license.
 
-Production sources and review evidence remain in local `launch-video/drums/output/rhythm-v21/`. Public files are the final MP4s, posters and timestamped transcript, with v21 player cache keys. Drafts 18–20 were superseded before production by the user's clarifications. The user's chosen stop point and deliberate reading holds override generic full-explainer/stillness requirements.
+Production sources and review evidence remain in local `launch-video/drums/output/rhythm-v22/`. Public files are the final MP4s, posters and timestamped transcript, with v22 player cache keys. Drafts 18–20 were superseded before production by the user's clarifications. The user's chosen stop point and deliberate reading holds override generic full-explainer/stillness requirements.
 
-## Release verification
+The closing screen is 1.933 seconds shorter than the previous cut. The four question holds, all on-screen copy and all compositions remain unchanged. The picture fade is 0.75 seconds and audio fade is 1.5 seconds.
 
-Both final masters fully decode and contain 1,340 frames at 60fps. Picture duration is 22.333s; container duration is 22.336s including AAC timing. Audio and picture begin at zero. Final frames are completely black. Encoded audio correlation to the arranged WAV is 0.999876, with final-10ms RMS 0.000351 (about −69dBFS). These are numerical measurements, not an independent listening test.
+## Release verification
 
-The seven principal cuts/color changes remain within 7.334ms of measured waveform attacks. The first three screen layouts are unchanged from the independently reviewed cut. The complete updated closing copy is visible together for 6.65 seconds before the picture fade. Final review evidence is archived in `VERIFICATION.md`.
+Final export and live-asset verification are archived with the production sources. The previous independent review covers unchanged layouts; a fresh review checks the shortened final hold and fade in both formats.
 
-Film lint/type checks, website build, plain coverage, teaser scroll regressions and site integrity passed. A source diff confirms no changes to the teaser or Learn more pages or teaser motion files. Publication verification compares both live MP4s, posters and transcript with the final export hashes.
+Both masters fully decode with 1,224 frames at 60fps and 20.400s picture duration. Audio and picture begin at zero; final frames are black. The seven principal cuts/color changes remain within 7.334ms of measured attacks. Audio checks are numerical waveform/fade measurements, not an independent listening claim. Build, plain coverage and site integrity checks are required before publication.
diff --git a/public/cloud/film/pilot-vertical.mp4 b/public/cloud/film/pilot-vertical.mp4
index 8bf7ed6d..1c707d14 100644
Binary files a/public/cloud/film/pilot-vertical.mp4 and b/public/cloud/film/pilot-vertical.mp4 differ
diff --git a/public/cloud/film/pilot-wide.mp4 b/public/cloud/film/pilot-wide.mp4
index fc047501..f8db83ad 100644
Binary files a/public/cloud/film/pilot-wide.mp4 and b/public/cloud/film/pilot-wide.mp4 differ
diff --git a/public/cloud/film/transcript.txt b/public/cloud/film/transcript.txt
index 7a596f4c..c460bea4 100644
--- a/public/cloud/film/transcript.txt
+++ b/public/cloud/film/transcript.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Pilot — ends at Let us help · revision 21
+# Pilot — ends at Let us help · revision 22
 
-22.333 seconds · 1,340 frames · 60fps. Widescreen and vertical share identical timing and text. Four main screens, with four requests inside screen 3. Drums only; no narration.
+20.400 seconds · 1,224 frames · 60fps. Widescreen and vertical share identical timing and text. Four main screens, with four requests inside screen 3. Drums only; no narration.
 
 | Time | Screen | On-screen text | Picture / action |
 |---|---|---|---|
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 |8.867–10.783|3 · request 2|Can you make an intro? / Illustrative requests|One request, 1.917s. Palette reverses on the drum.|
 |10.783–12.717|3 · request 3|Can I get your feedback? / Illustrative requests|One request, 1.933s.|
 |12.717–14.633|3 · request 4|Know a good designer? / Illustrative requests|Fourth and final request, 1.917s.|
-|14.633–22.333|4 · ending|Pilot / Let us help. / Let’s make this the last time you do these chores. / Take your time back. / cloud.pilotprotocol.network|Final screen. Audio fades 20.333–22.333; picture fades 21.283–22.333. All three closing lines appear together; only the fade follows.|
+|14.633–20.400|4 · ending|Pilot / Let us help. / Let’s make this the last time you do these chores. / Take your time back. / cloud.pilotprotocol.network|Final screen. Audio fades 18.900–20.400; picture fades 19.650–20.400. All three closing lines appear together; only the fade follows.|
 
 20% is a hypothetical opening question, not measured or guaranteed savings. 30 minutes is rhetorical. The requests are illustrative. No real task outcome is depicted. The website retains the fuller product explanation; this video ends on the single Let us help closing screen.
diff --git a/src/pages/pilot-film.astro b/src/pages/pilot-film.astro
index f1c4781e..704e1aac 100644
--- a/src/pages/pilot-film.astro
+++ b/src/pages/pilot-film.astro
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import transcript from '../../public/cloud/film/transcript.txt?raw';
 <!doctype html>
 <html lang="en" data-theme="light">
   <head>
-    <BaseHead title="Pilot launch film — one link to your agent, more life." description="Coffee, introductions, plans. Share your Pilot link and let the agents handle the back-and-forth. Watch the 22.3-second film." canonicalUrl="https://pilotprotocol.network/pilot-film" ogImage="https://pilotprotocol.network/cloud/film/poster-wide.jpg?v=21" ogImageAlt="Pilot. Let us help. Take your time back." robots="noindex,nofollow" />
+    <BaseHead title="Pilot launch film — one link to your agent, more life." description="Coffee, introductions, plans. Share your Pilot link and let the agents handle the back-and-forth. Watch the 20.4-second film." canonicalUrl="https://pilotprotocol.network/pilot-film" ogImage="https://pilotprotocol.network/cloud/film/poster-wide.jpg?v=22" ogImageAlt="Pilot. Let us help. Take your time back." robots="noindex,nofollow" />
     <script type="application/ld+json" set:html={JSON.stringify({
       '@context': 'https://schema.org', '@type': 'BreadcrumbList',
       itemListElement: [
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ import transcript from '../../public/cloud/film/transcript.txt?raw';
   </head>
   <body>
     <main>
-      <header><div><h1>Take your<br />life back.</h1><p>Pilot · 22.3 seconds</p></div><div class="formats" role="group" aria-label="Video format"><button data-format="wide" aria-pressed="true">Widescreen</button><button data-format="vertical" aria-pressed="false">Vertical</button></div></header>
-      <div class="stage"><video id="pilot-film" controls playsinline preload="metadata" src="/cloud/film/pilot-wide.mp4?v=21" poster="/cloud/film/poster-wide.jpg?v=21" aria-label="Pilot launch film. On-screen text tells the story; drums only."></video></div>
-      <footer><a href="/cloud-teaser">Meet Pilot ↗</a><a id="film-download" href="/cloud/film/pilot-wide.mp4?v=21" download>Download widescreen</a><a href="/cloud/film/transcript.txt?v=21">Text and timestamps</a></footer>
+      <header><div><h1>Take your<br />life back.</h1><p>Pilot · 20.4 seconds</p></div><div class="formats" role="group" aria-label="Video format"><button data-format="wide" aria-pressed="true">Widescreen</button><button data-format="vertical" aria-pressed="false">Vertical</button></div></header>
+      <div class="stage"><video id="pilot-film" controls playsinline preload="metadata" src="/cloud/film/pilot-wide.mp4?v=22" poster="/cloud/film/poster-wide.jpg?v=22" aria-label="Pilot launch film. On-screen text tells the story; drums only."></video></div>
+      <footer><a href="/cloud-teaser">Meet Pilot ↗</a><a id="film-download" href="/cloud/film/pilot-wide.mp4?v=22" download>Download widescreen</a><a href="/cloud/film/transcript.txt?v=22">Text and timestamps</a></footer>
       <details><summary>Read the full transcript</summary><pre>{transcript}</pre></details>
     </main>
     <script>
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ import transcript from '../../public/cloud/film/transcript.txt?raw';
         const time = video.currentTime;
         const playing = !video.paused;
         video.pause();
-        video.src = `/cloud/film/pilot-${format}.mp4?v=21`;
-        video.poster = `/cloud/film/poster-${format}.jpg?v=21`;
+        video.src = `/cloud/film/pilot-${format}.mp4?v=22`;
+        video.poster = `/cloud/film/poster-${format}.jpg?v=22`;
         video.classList.toggle('vertical', format === 'vertical');
         download.href = video.src;
         download.textContent = `Download ${format === 'wide' ? 'widescreen' : 'vertical'}`;