Russian actress en route to ISS for first movie shot in space An actress and director are on board a rocket that is on its way to the International Space Station (ISS), as Russia looks to score symbolic points against US competitors. First Russian Film in Space an ‘Experiment’ – Director - The Moscow TimesDirector Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild are due to blast off in a project that will compete with Hollywood's own film shot in space. Russian actress blasts into space to film first ever movie in orbitSuperstar Yulia Peresild took off on board a Soyuz MS-19 rocket on her journey to the ISS. Russian film team boldly shoot towards space stationAn actress and film director dock with the International Space Station in a first for Russia.