This aching, short film by director Suzanne Jansen is a portrait of her brother, Emile, who from his earliest years knew he wanted to be a pilot. In home movies, we see him as a toddler clutching a Lego airplane. Though Emile attended aviation school and passed the necessary exams, there are far more pilots than jobs. For years he’s waited to fly, but in spite of passion and talent, there are no openings. Intimate conversations between brother and sister, and with their father, disclose the family’s investment in Emile. They too have to let go of their belief that a job will come. How much does a person have to borrow, from the bank and from his soul, to keep hope alive? And what is left when a lifelong dream is forced to fade away? Beautiful photography full of visual metaphors traces this emotional journey—as a plane dips, soars, and dives, it’s hard not to recognize promise and setbacks, as well as the possibilities that the future can bring.  ST