Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien

35m

6.5

Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien is a 1996 American short documentary film directed by Jessica Yu. Mark O'Brien was a journalist and poet who lived in Berkeley, California. The documentary explored his spiritual struggle coping with his disability; he had to use an iron lung much of the time due to childhood polio. O'Brien died on 4 July 1999, from post-polio syndrome. It won an Oscar at the 69th Academy Awards in 1997 for Documentary Short Subject.

Cast

Mark O'Brien

Himself

Crew

Jessica Yu

Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

Shana Hagan

Cinematography

Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien

Cast

Crew

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