The Deepest Breath, directed by Laura McGann and produced by Jamie D’Alton, has received two awards at the Critics Choice Awards: Best Sports Documentary and Best Cinematography.
Netflix-distributed documentary The Deepest Breath has received two Critics Choice Awards, these include: Best Cinematography for Tim Cragg, and Best Sports Documentary. The documentary was written and directed by Laura McGann, and produced by Jamie D'Alton, Anne McLoughlin, John Battsek, and Sarah Thomson. The film is a co-production of Motive Films, RAW, Ventureland, and A24.
The Deepest Breath follows free-diving champion Alessia Zecchini and expert safety diver Stephen Keenan, their meeting at the pinnacle of the free-diving world, and experiences of the extreme sports’ rewards and risks.
Producer D’Alton accepted the awards on behalf of The Deepest Breath team and dedicated them to Stephen Keenan. The film was also nominated in the Best Documentary Feature and Best Score (Nainita Desai) categories.
Following the documentary’s release on Netflix, IFTN spoke with director Laura McGann and producer Jamie D’Alton about bringing an Irish film to an international audience, and using archive material to create a story that unfolds in the present tense.
The Deepest Breath is available to stream on Netflix.
