On November 5, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior will host the premiere of the documentary film “Airborne Father” in memory of Archpriest Mikhail Vasilievtranslated

The premiere of the documentary film “Airborne Father,” dedicated to the military priest Hero of Russia Archpriest Mikhail Vasiliev (+ 2022), will take place on November 5, 2026 in the Hall of Church Councils of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.

The 4-episode biographical documentary drama was produced by the Paradigma film company. The director was Elena Piskareva, who personally knew Father Mikhail, and Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov, who appointed Father Mikhail to serve in the army, was also her confessor.

Relatives of Father Mikhail, his friends, colleagues, like-minded people, and representatives of the military clergy took part in the filming.

Filming took place in Moscow and the Moscow region, incl. in the village of Vlasikha, as well as the cities of Zvenigorod, Lodeynoye Pole in the Leningrad Region, Rzhev in the Tver Region and other cities in Russia.

The film was made with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives.

An important point is that the documentary film “Airborne Father” will become a definite prologue to the feature film “First Across the Minefield,” which is also dedicated to Archpriest Mikhail Vasiliev. The premiere of the film is scheduled for spring 2027.

The team that made the film “Airborne Father” also took part in the creation...