Klim Alekseevich Shipenko (russian: Клим Алексеевич Шипенко; born 16 June 1983) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer.

Career

Filming in outer space

In 2021, Shipenko shot portions of a science fiction film aboard the

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. It is to be the second narrative feature-length fiction film shot (partially) in space (after '' Return from Orbit''), and it is the first feature-length fiction film to be filmed in space by professional film-makers. The project is tentatively called '' The Challenge'' (russian: Вызов, Vyzov, Challenge), and was shot between the launch of

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and return of

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. The first narrative film filmed fully (the narrative film '' Return from Orbit'' had some scenes filmed in space) in outer space was a short film titled '' Apogee of Fear'', shot in 2008. ''The Challenge'' was in a race with

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and

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to shoot the first narrative feature film in space. On the ISS Shipenko was in charge of camera, lighting, sound recording and makeup. The acting was done by actress Yulia Peresild. The filming equipment was launched at

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and returned on Soyuz MS-18.

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and Mark Vande Hei helped with filming.

Filmography

As director

* ''Night Express'' (2006) * ''White Night'' (2006) * ''Unforgivens'' (2009) * ''1000 Kilometers from My Life'' (2010) * ''Who Am I?'' (2010) * ''It's Simple'' (2012) * '' Love Does Not Love'' (2014) * ''The Nerd's Confession'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2017) * ''

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(2021) * ''The Challenge'' (TBD)

As screenwriter

'' (2017) * ''

(2021)

As actor

* ''Unforgivens'' (2009) * ''It's Simple'' (2012) * ''

'' (2017)

As producer

* ''White Night'' (2006) * ''Night Express'' (2006) * ''It's Simple'' (2012)

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shipenko, Klim Living people Russian film directors 1983 births California State University, Northridge alumni