"The Rocket" was nominated for Best Indie Super short Film @liverpool_indie_festival ! Thank you so much, LIA, for this wonderful honor!
Starring @bonniempiesse (Star Wars: Episode II, Star Wars: Episode III, Obi-Wan Kenobi), @daniel.lundh (Midnight in Paris, Morocco: Love in Times of War) and introducing Mabel Hoekstra Ferreira, The Rocket tells the story of Mabel, a woman struggling with the loss of her father who confronts her grief by restoring the model rocket they built during her childhood.
Directed by @rpedro82
Written by @john.a.licata
Produced by @brunoamar
Cinematography by @mistagomes
Sound by @jimkulakowski@jamesjunemedia
Color by @alex_durie@pictureshop
The world premiere of "The Rocket" is tonight at the @pasadenafilmfestival !
Date:
April 12, 2026
Time:
6:30 PM PST
Place:
Laemmle NoHo 7 5240 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA
The Rocket is an @oxford_shorts award nominee! Thank you so much to our friends at Oxford Shorts for this honor.
Starring @bonniempiesse (Star Wars: Episode II, Star Wars: Episode III, Obi-Wan Kenobi), @daniel.lundh (Midnight in Paris, Morocco: Love in Times of War) and introducing Mabel Hoekstra Ferreira, The Rocket tells the story of Mabel, a woman struggling with the loss of her father who confronts her grief by restoring the model rocket they built during her childhood.
Directed by @rpedro82
Written by @john.a.licata
Produced by @brunoamar
Cinematography by @mistagomes
Sound by @jimkulakowski@jamesjunemedia
Color by @alex_durie@pictureshop
The Rocket is a @pasadenafilmfestival official selection! Thank you so much to our friends at PIFF for this honor.
Starring @bonniempiesse (Star Wars: Episode II, Star Wars: Episode III, Obi-Wan Kenobi), @daniel.lundh (Midnight in Paris, Morocco: Love in Times of War) and introducing Mabel Hoekstra Ferreira, The Rocket tells the story of Mabel, a woman struggling with the loss of her father who confronts her grief by restoring the model rocket they built during her childhood.
Directed by @rpedro82
Written by @john.a.licata
Produced by @brunoamar
Cinematography by @mistagomes
Sound by @jimkulakowski@jamesjunemedia
Color by @alex_durie@pictureshop
Trailer for “The Rocket”, which will be hitting the festival circuit in 2026. Starring @bonniempiesse , @daniel.lundh and Mabel Hoekstra Feirrera, The Rocket tells the story of a woman struggling with the loss of her father who confronts her grief by restoring the model rocket they built during her childhood.
Directed by @rpedro82
Written by @john.a.licata
Cinematography by @mistagomes
Produced by @brunoamar , @redeaglecinema
“The Rocket”
Starring @bonniempiesse , @daniel.lundh and Mabel Hoekstra
Directed by @rpedro82
Written by @john.a.licata
Cinematography by @mistagomes
Produced by @brunoamar
A woman struggling with the loss of her father confronts her grief by restoring the model rocket they built during her childhood.
