diff --git a/assets/film/var-film1.mp4 b/assets/film/var-film1.mp4
index 9d9cb42..c98fcb4 100644
Binary files a/assets/film/var-film1.mp4 and b/assets/film/var-film1.mp4 differ
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 8ea672a..e98e478 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ button { font-family: inherit; cursor: pointer; border: none; background: none;
 .hero-film { padding: 46px 0 26px; }
 .hero-film-inner {
   position: relative;
-  width: min(1400px, 95vw);
+  width: min(1360px, 94vw);
   margin: 0 auto;
   aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
   border-radius: 10px;
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ button { font-family: inherit; cursor: pointer; border: none; background: none;
 }
 .story-detail {
   display: flex; gap: 40px;
-  justify-content: center; text-align: center;
   margin-top: 32px; padding-top: 24px;
   border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
 }
@@ -349,6 +348,22 @@ button { font-family: inherit; cursor: pointer; border: none; background: none;
   font-size: 1.3rem;
   font-weight: 700;
 }
+/* Solo story layout (photo removed): single centered column */
+.story-grid--solo {
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  justify-items: center;
+  text-align: center;
+  max-width: 760px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+}
+.story-grid--solo .story-text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
+.story-grid--solo .story-text p { max-width: 620px; }
+.story-grid--solo .story-detail {
+  justify-content: center;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 56px;
+}
+.story-grid--solo .story-detail > div { text-align: center; }
 
 /* === PRODUCTS === */
 .products {
@@ -766,29 +781,10 @@ footer {
   </div>
 </section>
 
-<!-- TICKER -->
-<div class="ticker">
-  <div class="ticker-track">
-    <span class="ticker-item">Single Origin <span class="dot">·</span></span>
-    <span class="ticker-item">Antigua, Guatemala <span class="dot">·</span></span>
-    <span class="ticker-item">5,000 ft · 1,524 m Elevation <span class="dot">·</span></span>
-    <span class="ticker-item">Small Batch Roasted <span class="dot">·</span></span>
-    <span class="ticker-item">Free Shipping <span class="dot">·</span></span>
-    <span class="ticker-item">Subscribe & Save <span class="dot">·</span></span>
-    <span class="ticker-item">Single Origin <span class="dot">·</span></span>
-    <span class="ticker-item">Antigua, Guatemala <span class="dot">·</span></span>
-    <span class="ticker-item">5,000 ft · 1,524 m Elevation <span class="dot">·</span></span>
-    <span class="ticker-item">Small Batch Roasted <span class="dot">·</span></span>
-    <span class="ticker-item">Free Shipping <span class="dot">·</span></span>
-    <span class="ticker-item">Subscribe & Save <span class="dot">·</span></span>
-  </div>
-</div>
-
 <!-- STORY -->
 <section class="story" id="story">
   <div class="container">
-    <div class="story-grid">
-      <div class="story-visual reveal" style="background-image: url('assets/farm/origin-plants.webp'); background-size: cover; background-position: center;"></div>
+    <div class="story-grid story-grid--solo">
       <div class="story-text reveal">
         <span class="eyebrow">The Origin</span>
         <h2>Grown in the shadow of <em>three volcanoes</em></h2>