7 Beats per Minute
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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. 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.
The film premiered on March 8, 2024, at SXSW, and had its Canadian premiere on April 26 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.