A small film about grief. No dialogue required.
Sometimes silence speaks the loudest.
Starring Bonnie Piesse, Daniel Lundh and Mabel Hoekstra Ferreira, The Rocket tells its story through images, rhythm and small gestures rather than explanation.
01 / The challenge
Let the audience feel the loss without explaining it.
The story needed to hold grief, memory and hope in only a few minutes. Dialogue would have made it easier to understand, but less honest to experience.
02 / The idea
Balance closeness with stillness.
The visual language combines intimate, handheld immediacy with contemplative compositions. The restored model rocket becomes the physical action through which memory can move toward healing.
03 / Pedro’s roleStrategy through execution
- Film direction
- Visual language
- Performance direction
- Editing
- Production through DJS
- Festival presentation
04 / Festival journey21 entries
AVANCA 2026Official Competition · Portugal
Oxford ShortsSelected
Liverpool Indie AwardsNominee
Pasadena International Film FestivalSelected
Momöhill Film Fair · SwitzerlandAward Winner
ARACNEA Film and Book FestivalSelected
Freeze Peach Film FestivalAward Winner
Unisphere Film FestivalAward Winner
iDEAL International Film FestivalAward Winner
Five Continents International Film FestivalAward Winner
Paquime Film FestivalNominee
Post-Cinema Film FestivalHonorable Mention
Hamilton New York International Film FestivalSelected
Mesa International Film FestivalSelected
Anatolia International Film FestivalSelected
Northeast Film FestivalSelected
Seashell International Film FestivalSelected
AFIN International Film FestivalNominee
South West Film FestAward Winner
Imagens no Tejo · Mostra de Cinema PortuguêsSelected
The HB Film FestivalSelected
Selections, nominations, honours and awards across an international circuit, including a place in the official short-film competition at AVANCA in Portugal.
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