243: Sasha Waters on Mary Oliver

from Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film · host Thomas Powers

"Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World" profiles the Pulitzer-winning poet who died in 2019. The filmmaker Sasha Waters describes how she shaped this biography drawing upon the memories of Oliver's friends including filmmaker John Waters, poet Mark Doty, and journalist Maria Shriver; along with contributions from Oliver's admirers such as Stephen Colbert and Oprah Winfrey. The film is being released theatrically by Kino Lorber and will be broadcast on PBS' American Masters on August 25.Subscribe to our Substack newsletter Doc Voices.On Instagram: @purenonfiction@thompowers1

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