Without Rockets

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]

Without Rockets
Directed by	Gary Yates
Written by	Gary Yates Keith Tomasek
Produced by	Keith Tomasek
Starring	Ted Felbel
Cinematography	Michael Marshall
Edited by	Gary Yates
Music by	Stephen Arndt
Release date	April 4, 1994 (1994-04-04)
Running time	12 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

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]