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

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For the fictional account of Mark O'Brien's search for a partner, see The Sessions (film).
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
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Film poster
Directed by Jessica Yu
Produced by Jessica Yu
Written by Jessica Yu
Starring Mark O'Brien
Cinematography Shana Hagan
Edited by Jessica Yu
Release dates
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  • 1996 (1996)
Running time
 35 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien is a 1996 American short documentary film directed by Jessica Yu. It won an Academy Award at the 69th Academy Awards in 1997 for Documentary Short Subject.[1][2]

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.

Mark died on July 4, 1999, from post-polio syndrome.[3]

Cast

  • Mark O'Brien as Himself
  • Elizabeth Duvall as Herself
  • Ian Berzon as Himself

References

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