Rocketman
Martian desert at dusk with a wide crater under a starfield
The woman and Astra the robot hovering on jet thrust
The white circus elephant with a monkey on its head walking toward the camera

Rocketman

A short film

Rocketman

When a circus ringmaster trades the big top for a jetpack, she launches toward Mars with Astra, her AI companion, and the PromptLedger Baby Governance Bot. Rocketman is a joyful, surreal origin story about invention, human–machine partnership and the courage to leave the ordinary behind.

Directed & produced by Lara Stuart-Mueller

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Rocketman poster: the ringmaster flying with a jetpack toward Mars alongside Astra the robot, an elephant and a white horse

Synopsis

When a circus ringmaster trades the big top for a jetpack, she launches toward Mars with Astra, her AI companion, and the PromptLedger Baby Governance Bot. Rocketman is a joyful, surreal origin story about invention, human–machine partnership and the courage to leave the ordinary behind.

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Title card: Rocketman, the ringmaster on her white horseMars, the ring and the red ground in one frameThe office corridor, the circus and Astra's golden feetThe peak of the big top above the ringHallway, ring and robot in a single stripStars above the tent, dust below