CinemaOSMovie · 2025 · 0h 25m · NR

The MiG-21 Project

"It has a presence"

100%(1)Documentary

The 25-minute long documentary details the entirety of the artistic process from Ralph Ziman’s inspiration for the project and acquisition of the MiG-21, to the international collaboration to create the beadwork and assemble the art piece, leading up to the project’s unveiling at The Museum of Flight. Also covered in the film is background on the MiG-21, including details about the plane used (decommissioned tail number 8971) and how MiGs’ presence in the Angolan Civil War ultimately hastened the end of white rule in South Africa. See historical footage and personal interviews, including the Polish pilot who flew tail number 8971 in the 1980s, a South African Border War pilot and the team of artists and craftspeople in Southern Africa and the United States who took on the huge task of covering the aircraft in tens of millions of glass beads.

Directed byPaul Duran-Lemos

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 25m
Language
EN
Released
June 19, 2025

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring

Ralph Ziman

Themselves

Nick Bonamy

Themselves

Creative team
Directed by
Paul Duran-Lemos

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