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Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien (1996) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1996 · 35 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Jessica Yu
- Starring
- Mark O'Brien
Directed by Jessica Yu, this 1996 short documentary follows Berkeley journalist and poet Mark O’Brien, who lived with the constant need for an iron lung after childhood polio. It delves into his spiritual struggle with disability, his writings, and his legacy. O’Brien died in 1999 from post‑polio syndrome. The film won the Oscar for Documentary Short Subject at the 69th Academy Awards.
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