Each president who comes into office tries to make a mark on space, a new documentary film argues — but the visions of three generations of presidents have not been enough to push us into a science fiction future like “Star Trek.”

Filmmaker Paul Hildebrandt’s new work, “Fight for Space,” will premiere Monday (Nov. 14) at the DOC NYC film festival in New York City. Its four years of production included two successful Kickstarter campaigns that each raised $100,000.

Although the timing of the release is coincidental to Tuesday’s U.S. election, which will see a Republican president take office after eight years of a Democrat in charge, Hildebrandt said he hopes the fresh face in Washington will spur some politicians to watch the film. [50 Years of Presidential Visions for Space Exploration]

Hildebrandt conducted 60 interviews in the past three years for the movie, talking with such congressional space committee members as Sen. Bill Nelson, D-FL., a former space shuttle astronaut, and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA.

“I feel like these congressmen and senators, they believe in the space program,” Hildebrandt told Space.com. “They really do care; it’s just how they want to make it happen is so different. While space tends to be somewhat unpartisan, they try to find ways to make it partisan.”

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