I BUILT A ROCKET IMAGINING YOUR ARRIVAL

Rosa, a woman in her fifties, recalls a happy memory during an MRI scan. She embarks on a dreamlike journey with her cheerful mother, where boundless imagination becomes a tender form of healing.

I Built a Rocket Imagining Your Arrival, Janaína Marqués

I Built a Rocket Imagining Your Arrival (2026) is an abstract journey of reconciliation. As Rosa is asked to think of a happy memory during an MRI scan, she relives a journey between herself and her mother Dalva. Through a minimalistic and hypnotic cinematography, the film becomes a fantasised space of womanhood, lightheartedness and acceptance.

★ ★ ★ 1/2

Release Date February 15th 2026
Director(s) Janaína Marqués
Written Pablo Arellano, Pedro Candido, Taís Monteiro
Producer Maurício Macêdo, Isabela Veras, Xenia Rivery, Murilo Hauser
Starring Luciana Souza, Veronica Cavalcanti, Cristiane de Lavôr Cinematography Ivo Lopes Araújo
Distributor Patra Spanou Films
Runtime 92 minutes