| 7 Beats per Minute | |
| Director: | Yuqi Kang |
| Producer: | Ina Fichman |
| Starring: | Jessea Lu |
| Music: | Mario Sévigny Lauren Bélec Frannie Holder |
| Cinematography: | Kalina Bertin Alexandre Lampron Scott Alexander Ruderman |
| Editing: | Dominique Champagne |
| Studio: | Intuitive Pictures Five Fifty Five Rainshine Entertainment |
| Distributor: | National Film Board of Canada |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | 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]
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]
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]