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SFFILM Festival

The Deepest Breath

Directed by Laura McGann

UK | 108

15 Apr
Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 3:00 pm PT

Guests Expected

Director Laura McGann

Description

Italian Alessia Zecchini is one of the best freedivers in the world, engaging in a breathtaking and perilous sport in which incredible athletes dive without the aid of breathing apparatuses. Laura McGann’s immersive documentary profiles Zecchini, who was drawn to freediving from a very young age, alongside Stephen Keenan, a wandering soul who eventually becomes a safety diver, offering first aid to freedivers like Alessia. Over the course of the film, friends, family members, and experts on the sport all comment on the adventurous spirits of the pair while hypnotic footage of Zecchini’s dives submerges the viewer in a sensorial underworld that demonstrates the allure of such an extreme endeavor.

Director Laura McGann

Laura McGann is an Irish filmmaker who received her Masters from Liverpool Hope University. She was the shooting director on the Irish TV series Stop Search Seize (2015), about Irish Customs’ attempts to stop smuggling and she made her feature directorial debut with the Irish roller derby documentary Revolutions (2016).

Film Details

LanguageEnglish, Italian

Year2022

Runtime108

CountryUK, Ireland

DirectorLaura McGann

ProducerJohn Battsek, Sarah Thomson, Jamie D’Alton, Anne McLoughlin

Executive ProducerBart Layton, Ben Cotner, Emily Osborne

EditorJulian Hart

CinematographerTim Cragg

MusicNainita Desai

Closed CaptionsYes, closed captions are available for this screening. Please let us know if you would like a device when purchasing your ticket or by emailing ADA@SFFilm.org.

Audio DescriptionAudio Descriptions are not currently confirmed and will be updated soon.

American Sign Language (ASL) InterpretationAmerican Sign Language Interpretation is not currently confirmed and will be updated. For any questions about accessibility at SFFILM Events, please email ADA@SFFilm.org.