7 BEATS PER MINUTE
Filled with with intimate cinéma vérité camerawork, astonishing underwater imagery and raw personal interviews, award-winning director Yuqi Kang’s feature documentary 7 BEATS PER MINUTE delves into the harrowing life story of freediving champion, Jessea Lu.
The Chinese freediving champion came late to the sport, vaulting into the top tier of talent with remarkable ability and a compulsive drive to challenge her limitations. During a world record freediving attempt in 2018 she blacked out and was lifeless for four minutes. As the boundaries between the filmmaker and her subject grow more fluid, the two return to the site of Jessea’s near-death experience to face the traumas of her past and find a way back to light, air and, ultimately, connection.
Countries
Canada- Festivals
- Hot Docs Festival, SXSW Film & TV Festival
- Director
- Yuqi Kang
- Producer
- Ina Fichman, Sherien Barsoum
- Screenwriter
- Yuqi Kang
- Cinematographer
- Kalina Bertin, Alex Lampron
- Editor
- Dominique Champagne
- Music
- Frannie Holder, Lauren Bélec, Mario Sévigny
- Cast
- Jessea Lu