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| Directed by | Yuqi Kang |
| Written by | Yuqi Kang |
| Produced by | Ina Fichman |
| Starring | Jessea Lu |
| Cinematography | Kalina Bertin Alexandre Lampron Scott Alexander Ruderman |
| Edited by | Dominique Champagne |
| Music by | Mario Sévigny Lauren Bélec Frannie Holder |
Production companies | Intuitive Pictures Five Fifty Five Rainshine Entertainment |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English Mandarin |
7 Beats per Minute is a 2024 Canadian documentary film, directed by Yuqi Kang. [1] The film is a portrait of Jessea Lu, the Chinese freediver who nearly died during a 2018 attempt to set a new world record in her sport, centring on both the incident and her physical and emotional recovery. [2]
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The film premiered on March 8, 2024, at SXSW, [3] and had its Canadian premiere on April 26 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. [4]
