7 Beats per Minute

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]

7 Beats per Minute
Film poster
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
Release date	March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) (SXSW)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English Mandarin

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]

Awards

At SXSW, designer John Godfrey won the Best Poster Design award for the film's promotional poster.^[5]

The film was shortlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.^[6]