Into the Mist – A Once-in-a-Lifetime

High above the lush highlands of Pagar Alam, South Sumatra, I sent my DJI Avata 2 soaring toward the towering peak of Mount Dempo unaware that the skies had other plans. In a breathtaking twist of fate, thick clouds surged toward my drone, swallowing it whole in an ethereal collision. What followed was pure magic: a rare, unrepeatable moment where man, machine, and nature merged in a fleeting dance of mist and motion.

This is no ordinary drone shot. This is a stroke of luck, a gift from the elements. A split-second encounter with the unseen forces of the mountains. No script, no second take. Just raw, untamed beauty, captured before the clouds vanished as quickly as they came.

Will you ever see a shot like this again? Probably not.

  • Rebeltech Collective
    Director
  • Budiyan
    Director
  • DJI AVATA 2
    Key Cast
    Immersive FPV Drone Footage
  • Hiswady
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Other
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 31, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Singapore
  • Country of Filming:
    Indonesia
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Bangkok Movie Awards
    Bangkok
    Thailand
    October 18, 2025
    Southeast Asia Premiere
    Drone Film Winner
Director Biography - Rebeltech Collective, Budiyan

RebelTech Collective is a Singapore-based content creation collective built on raw passion, relentless experimentation, and an unapologetic disregard for the rules. We didn’t come from film schools or corporate ad agencies. We learned filmmaking from scratch, fueled by a rebellious spirit and a hunger to create something truly different.

Before cameras and scripts, we cut our teeth in the nightlife scene, building a name through unconventional marketing. Then we pivoted to tech, running a successful business until we shut it all down to chase something bigger: storytelling without limits. No offices. No air-conditioned meetings. Just a team of partners huddled under the void decks of HDB blocks, dreaming up wild ideas that shouldn’t work but do.

Our content doesn’t follow trends. it defies them. From FPV drones screaming over active volcanoes to AI-generated horror shorts, VR music experiments, and tech adventures in places no one dares to film, we thrive on the unpredictable. We don’t do reviews. We don’t mimic. We build worlds, push tech to its breaking point, and turn "what if?" into "watch this."

Because why film a gadget unboxing in a studio when you could do it on the edge of a crater?

RebelTech
No Rules. Just Create.

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