Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien 1996
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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.
- Released: 1996-03-13
- Runtime: 35 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Mark O'Brien
- Director: Jessica Yu, Jessica Yu, Jessica Yu, Jessica Yu, Shana Hagan
