Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien (1996)
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.
Director: Jessica Yu
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Mark O'Brien as Himself |
| Directing | Jessica Yu | Director |
| Writing | Jessica Yu | Writer |
| Production | Jessica Yu | Producer |
| Editing | Jessica Yu | Editor |
| Crew | Shana Hagan | Cinematography |
