AI Artwork Breathtaking (2010)
A daughter's film about losing her father to mesothelioma.
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Synopsis
Director Kathleen Mullen's deeply personal documentary about her father Richard Mullen, who died in 2003 from mesothelioma after 40 years as a project engineer unknowingly inhaling asbestos fibers. Combines familial history with investigations into the asbestos industry in Canada and India. Won the Audience Award at the 2011 Canadian Labour International Film Festival.
Our Review
The most personal mesothelioma documentary available. While other films focus on corporate negligence or policy, Breathtaking puts you inside the experience of one family dealing with a mesothelioma diagnosis. Mullen's filmmaking is intimate without being exploitative — she captures the medical journey, the emotional toll, and the fight for answers with honesty and restraint. Screened at Seoul Green Film Festival and Paris Environmental Film Festival.
Who Should Watch
Newly diagnosed patients and families. Anyone who wants to understand the emotional reality of a mesothelioma diagnosis.
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