The Deepest Breath
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.
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
PremiereCalifornia
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.
