Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
1996
⭐6.4(7 votes)
35m
Documentary
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.
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Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien (1996) is a Documentary film that follows 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. Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien is not currently listed with streaming providers in your selected region, but availability can change over time. It has a user rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 7 votes. Fans of documentary movies may also want to explore similar titles below.
