In the days leading up to Christmas 1973, three astronauts enacted the first labour strike in outer space. Reconstructed from transcripts in claustrophobic close-up via CCTV system, The Case Against Space dramatically collapses embodied historical re-enactment and speculative essayistic research, forming a collective testimony on struggle amongst the stars.

Cast & Crew
Director: Graeme Arnfield
Script: Graeme Arnfield
Directors of Photography: Chiemi Shimada, Graeme Arnfield
Production Design: Elizabeth Dexter
Music: Graeme Arnfield
Sound: Graeme Arnfield, Jules Jasko
Editing: Graeme Arnfield
Cast: Katie Smale, Nezar Alderazi, Yana Penrose
Production. Local Vertical (UK), Les Films Invisibles (France)

Awards
Special Metion - Burrmig Lights Competition, Visions du Réel FF, Nyon, Switzerland, 2026

Graeme Arnfield
Graeme Arnfield (born 1991) is an artist, filmmaker and composer based in London. Producing sensory essay films from networked imagery, he uses methods of investigative storytelling to affectively explore issues of technology, ecology and history.

Filmography
Sitting in Darkness (short, 2015), Colossal Cave (short, 2016), Asbestos (short, 2016), Shouting at the Ground (short, 2017), Pedigree (short, 2018), The Phantom Menace (short, 2019), Pervading Animal (short, 2021), Home Invasion (doc., 2023), The Case Against Space (doc., 2026)․