

Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
6.5(8)199635m1
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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6.5/10
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- English
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- PremiereSource: IMDB (South by Southwest)13 Mar 1996
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- Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien was released on 13 March 1996.
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- Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien holds a 6.5/10 audience score from 8 votes.
- Who directed Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien?
- Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien (1996) was directed by Jessica Yu.
- How long is Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien?
- Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien runs for 35m.











