NFB Movie Screening: 7 Beats Per Minute (2024)

View an award-winning cinematic feature film presented by the NFB.

Yuqi Kang
2024 | 1 h 40 min
Documentary
English and Mandarin with English subtitles

In the world of competitive freediving, Jessea Lu (Lu Wenjie) is a legendary figure. The Chinese freediving champion came late to the sport, vaulting into the top tier of talent with remarkable ability and a compulsive drive to challenge her limitations.

During a world-record attempt in 2018, Jessea blacked out and was lifeless for four minutes.

As the boundaries between award-winning director Yuqi Kang and her subject grow more fluid, the two return to the site of Jessea’s near-death experience to face the traumas of her past and find a way back to light, air and, ultimately, connection. 7 Beats Per Minute parallels Jessea’s physical and mental journey back from the depths, with intimate cinéma vérité camerawork, astonishing underwater imagery and raw personal interviews.

This program is offered as part of the NFB in Libraries program. The film was generously provided for this event by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).

We encourage you to register for this event. However, limited seating may be available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis.