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Long before the world knew his name, a teenage boy in Arizona aimed his camera at the stars and created a legend. This is the definitive story of Firelight, Steven Spielberg's ambitious, full-length science fiction epic, conceived and directed when he was only seventeen. With a self-raised budget of $500, a cast of high school friends and family, and special effects born from garage-built ingenuity, a young visionary set out to craft a cinematic spectacle of alien abduction that would rival the Hollywood films he idolized. Unveiling a Lost Piece of Film HistoryPromise of Firelight unveils the incredible journey behind this nearly lost piece of film history. Go inside the scrappy, passionate production to witness the raw talent and relentless drive that would one day change filmmaking forever. Discover the captivating story of: Its single, sold-out public screening in a Phoenix movie theater. The enduring mystery of what happened to the original reels. Why only a few precious minutes of footage remain for the world to see. The Spark of a Cinematic RevolutionThis is more than the tale of a homemade movie. It is an exploration of the creative spark that ignited a cinematic revolution. Within this early effort lies the blueprint for future masterpieces, the foundational themes of wonder, family, and otherworldly encounters that would become the director's signature. Uncover the essential origin story of the world's most beloved storyteller-a brilliant flash of light that promised the cinematic fire to come.

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