Laika

In 1957 Moscow sent a stray dog into space on Sputnik 2 She became the first living being to orbit the earth She never returned Her name was Laika This inspired short begins with a catastrophe aboard an international space station that sends a lone Russian astronaut fleeing in an escape ship Isolated and barreling through space in a halfmad state he encounters British Director Adam Fair has come up with a brilliant concept for a spaceset horror film One that thrills and surprises while also educating a new audience about Laikas tragic story tapping into energies of national guilt over her fate