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diff --git a/public/academy-video/roast-physics.mp4 b/public/academy-video/roast-physics.mp4
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diff --git a/public/academy.html b/public/academy.html
index c6b3fc9..da46bc4 100644
--- a/public/academy.html
+++ b/public/academy.html
@@ -64,48 +64,6 @@
         <main class="page-content">
           <div id="academy-menu"></div>
 
-          <section class="panel-card" id="academy-films">
-            <div class="panel-head">
-              <h2>Films — the physics in motion</h2>
-            </div>
-            <div class="panel-body">
-              <p class="muted" style="margin-top: 0">
-                Two short macro films of what the lessons teach — every shot
-                generated on the local roaster's GPU.
-              </p>
-              <div class="academy-films-grid">
-                <figure class="academy-film">
-                  <video
-                    src="/academy-video/roast-physics.mp4?v=__ASSET_VERSION__"
-                    poster="/academy-video/roast-physics-poster.jpg?v=__ASSET_VERSION__"
-                    controls
-                    muted
-                    loop
-                    playsinline
-                    preload="metadata"
-                  ></video>
-                  <figcaption>
-                    The roast — charge · drying · Maillard · first crack · drop
-                  </figcaption>
-                </figure>
-                <figure class="academy-film">
-                  <video
-                    src="/academy-video/brew-physics.mp4?v=__ASSET_VERSION__"
-                    poster="/academy-video/brew-physics-poster.jpg?v=__ASSET_VERSION__"
-                    controls
-                    muted
-                    loop
-                    playsinline
-                    preload="metadata"
-                  ></video>
-                  <figcaption>
-                    The brew — grind · bloom · immersion · espresso
-                  </figcaption>
-                </figure>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </section>
-
           <section class="panel-card hidden" id="academy-player">
             <div class="panel-head">
               <div>
diff --git a/public/app.css b/public/app.css
index 52b7820..c3184a2 100644
--- a/public/app.css
+++ b/public/app.css
@@ -3190,28 +3190,6 @@ select.f {
 	border-color: var(--ember);
 }
 
-.academy-films-grid {
-	display: grid;
-	grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr));
-	gap: 16px;
-}
-.academy-film {
-	margin: 0;
-}
-.academy-film video {
-	display: block;
-	width: 100%;
-	border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
-	border: 1px solid var(--line);
-	background: #1b1614;
-}
-.academy-film figcaption {
-	margin-top: 8px;
-	font-size: 12.5px;
-	color: var(--ink-2);
-	text-align: center;
-}
-
 /* Scene animations — restarted per slide because the SVG is rebuilt. */
 @keyframes ac-draw-kf { from { stroke-dashoffset: 900; } to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } }
 .ac-draw { stroke-dasharray: 900; animation: ac-draw-kf 2.6s ease-out forwards; }
diff --git a/public/js/academy.js b/public/js/academy.js
index 4553320..dc0928e 100644
--- a/public/js/academy.js
+++ b/public/js/academy.js
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ function renderMenu() {
 function openLesson(track, lesson, index) {
 	current = { track, lesson, index };
 	$("academy-menu").classList.add("hidden");
-	$("academy-films")?.classList.add("hidden");
-	// Pause any playing film so it doesn't run (and download) behind the lesson.
-	for (const video of document.querySelectorAll("#academy-films video")) video.pause();
 	$("academy-player").classList.remove("hidden");
 	renderSlide();
 }
@@ -109,7 +106,6 @@ function closeLesson() {
 	current = null;
 	$("academy-player").classList.add("hidden");
 	$("academy-menu").classList.remove("hidden");
-	$("academy-films")?.classList.remove("hidden");
 	renderMenu(); // reflect fresh progress
 }
 
diff --git a/public/sw.js b/public/sw.js
index bde5386..1fd819d 100644
--- a/public/sw.js
+++ b/public/sw.js
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ self.addEventListener("fetch", (event) => {
 		url.pathname.startsWith("/api/") ||
 		// Media streams use Range requests (206 responses the Cache API rejects) and are far
 		// too large to belong in the static cache — let the browser handle them natively.
-		url.pathname.startsWith("/academy-video/") ||
 		url.pathname.startsWith("/academy-audio/")
 	)
 		return;