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

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 13, 1996

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Inscrutable Films,Pacific News Service

Cast

Mark O'Brien

Director

Jessica Yu

Writer

Jessica Yu

Producer

Jessica Yu

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0115753