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Star’s chemistry with Jodie Foster, as Diana Nyad’s coach and BFF, is movie magic in rousing biopic of formidable but flawed swimmer.

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin smoothly transition from docs to narrative with 'Nyad,' about swimmer Diana Nyad's Cuba-to-Florida trek.

The loftier and more dangerous the goal, the finer the line that separates the Guinness Book of World Records from the Darwin Awards. At a certain point, surviving is the only real difference. Do-or-die marathon swimmer Diana Nyad dreamed of swimming from Cuba to Florida. That’s 110 miles of unpredictable open ocean. Prior to her, …

Known for crafting edge-of-your-seat documentaries (Free Solo, The Rescue), Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin venture into uncharted territory with their first narrative feature, NYAD. While this style of filmmaking may be new to the directing duo, the subject matter is a natural fit. Not only do Chin and Vasarhelyi have a knack for documenting…

Netflixs "Nyad" movie is a biopic about Diana Nyad, who swam 110 miles from Cuba to Florida at 64, sans shark cage. The film features at TIFF 2023 and arrives on Netflix in November. Directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, scriptwriters Ann Biderman and Julia Cox, along with a notable cast, contribute to the project.