Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
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.
Year: 1996
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Inscrutable Films, Pacific News Service
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Mark O'Brien
Crew: Jessica Yu (Director), Jessica Yu (Editor), Jessica Yu (Producer), Jessica Yu (Writer), Shana Hagan (Cinematography)
Runtime: 35 minutes
Release: Mar 13, 1996
IMDb: 6.50/10 by 6 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : woman director
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