Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

Film Information

Release Date: July 3, 2026
Release Type: Limited Release
Runtime: 91 minutes
Director: Sasha Waters
Cast: Mary Oliver, John Waters, Oprah Winfrey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Buscemi, Lucy Dacus
Plot Synopsis:
Sasha Waters directs this documentary portrait of Mary Oliver, the Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling poet who spent close to five decades writing about the natural world around Cape Cod. Drawing on her personal archive of notebooks, letters and unseen photographs, plus interviews with friends such as John Waters, it traces her path from a lonely childhood to literary renown, with readings by Oprah Winfrey and Steve Buscemi among others.
Distributor: Kino Lorber
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