‘Astronaut’ centres the lived experience of Robyn, a queer woman with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and was borne out of the true life stories of two real people: Toby Mildon and Cathy McNicol.
Robyn is looking to fall in love in time for Christmas, so that she can escape the annual fucked-up family festivities. Believing she’s met the perfect partner and just as she starts to feel grounded, her world is suddenly turned upside-down as she discovers that the laws of gravity no longer apply to her.