7 Beats Per Minute (2024)
- Directed by
- Yuqi Kang
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary profiles Chinese freediver Jessea Lu and her near-fatal accident during a world record attempt in 2018. It also follows the filmmaker as she becomes part of Lu's story.
introspectivecontemplativeintimatetenseclinicalpoignantslow-pacedreflective
What happens
7 Beats per Minute is a 2024 Canadian documentary film, directed by Yuqi Kang. The film is a portrait of Jessea Lu, the Chinese freediver who nearly died during a 2018 attempt to set a world record in her sport. The film examines Lu's experience as an athlete and the emotional effects of the incident, as well as the filmmaker's journey as Kang becomes a participant in Lu's story. The film premiered on 8 March 2024 at SXSW and had its Canadian premiere on 26 April at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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