THE HOLD: Seven Minutes Without Breathing 🏆 Extreme Freediving Documentary - AWARD WINNING

A real-time journey into the mind and story of world-champion freediver Alice Hickson as she performs her record breath hold of over seven minutes. - A real-time journey into the mind and story of world-champion freediver Alice Hickson as she performs her record breath hold of over seven minutes. Having lost her father as a young child, it is his memory that she reaches for during these moments of isolation where she must stay as calm as possible to resist the need to breathe. What unfolds is a process of deep self-reflection, guided by techniques that Alice has mastered over the years to stay centred when her body screams for oxygen, and powered by the resilience she has built through her mental health journey. - THE HOLD is directed by JD Donnelly and screened at festivals including Aesthetica Short Film Festival (Winner: Best Documentary, Best of Festival), Kino London Short Film Festival (Winner: Best Editing) and the British Short Film Awards (Award Nominee: Best Short Documentary). - ABOUT SHORTFRAME: We curate a selection of award winning short films; the best short films direct from the film festival circuit. Whether it's Drama, Documentary, Horror, Sci-Fi or Comedy, Cannes, Berlin, Sundance or first time filmmakers: Short Frame is home to the best short films from the world's most innovative filmmaking talent. - DIRECTOR'S BIO: JD Donnelly is an award winning documentary director. Drawn to stories of human will and perseverance, he is interested in exploring different structural and formal techniques to capture the psyche of his film's subjects. - The Hold | Documentary | United Kingdom © JD Donnelly - Published with permission #shortfilm #documentary #freediving