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

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
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	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

↑ "The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
↑ "New York Times: Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
↑ "Mark O'Brien's web site". Mark O'Brien's site. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011.

External links

Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien at the Internet Movie Database

Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)

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