Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
Appearance
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Directed by | Jessica Yu |
Written by | Jessica Yu |
Produced by | Jessica Yu |
Starring | Mark O'Brien |
Cinematography | Shana Hagan |
Edited by | Jessica Yu |
Production companies | Inscrutable Films Pacific News Service |
Distributed by | Fanlight Productions |
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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 Oscar 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. O'Brien died on July 4, 1999, from post-polio syndrome.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Mark O'Brien as Himself
- Elizabeth Duvall as Herself
- Ian Berzon as Himself
References
[edit]- ^ "The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "New York Times: Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2008.
- ^ "Mark O'Brien's web site". Mark O'Brien's site. Archived from the original on April 19, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien at IMDb
- Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien at Fanlight Productions
- Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien at Icarus Films, parent of Fanlight Productions
Categories:
- 1996 films
- 1996 documentary films
- 1996 independent films
- 1990s American films
- 1990s English-language films
- 1990s short documentary films
- American independent films
- American short documentary films
- Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award winners
- Documentary films about people with disabilities
- Films directed by Jessica Yu
- English-language documentary films
- Biographical documentary film stubs