Oscar-winning doc makers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin chose an appropriate subject for this move into traditional narrative feature: Diana Nyad, the athlete who swam from Cuba to Florid…
The “Nyad” directing duo won an Oscar for rock climbing doc Free Solo in 2019, and earned much critical praise 2015’s “Mero” and 2021’s “The Rescue” .
Chin credits DP Claudio Miranda, who also shot “Life of Pi,” with the immersive feeling and look of the film. Bening’s skill in the water blew everyone away. “Were like, holy shit. She’s a legitimate graceful, beautiful swimmer, and that was a huge in a lot of ways — that set the tone because then everybody’s like, OK, she put in the work. She’s elevated herself to become an athlete at this age, to do this movie. Everybody needs to step up to the level that she’s playing at,” says China, adding: “And granted, we had all these stunt doubles. Well, they never swam.
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