| Without Rockets | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gary Yates | 
| Written by | Gary Yates Keith Tomasek | 
| Produced by | Ketih Tomasek | 
| Starring | Ted Felbel | 
| Cinematography | Michael Marshall | 
| Edited by | Gary Yates | 
| Music by | Stephen Arndt | 
| Release date | 
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| Running time | 12 minutes | 
| Country | Canada | 
| Language | English | 
Without Rockets is a Canadian comedy-drama short film, written and directed by Gary Yates and released in 1994.[1] The film stars Ted Felbel as Fred, a lonely older man living in isolation near an abandoned missile base in northern Manitoba, who tries to come up with a new way to bury his pet pig after the animal dies but the ground is too frozen to dig a hole.[1]
The film premiered in Winnipeg in April 1994, as the opening film to screenings of The Wedding Banquet.[2]
The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994.[3]
References
- 1 2 Randall King, "It's another...PIG IN SPACE". Winnipeg Sun, March 31, 1994.
- ↑ Randall King, "Wedding Banquet a feast of laughs". Winnipeg Sun, April 4, 1994.
- ↑ "Exotica dominates Genie nominations". Montreal Gazette, October 20, 1994.
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