EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber is following up its Oscar win for Mr. Nobody Against Putin by acquiring another premium documentary – Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World.
The distributor announced today it has picked up North American rights to Sasha Waters’ film about the late Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose works, remarkably, became bestsellers – highly unusual for a poet. Among her legion of fans are Stephen Colbert, Steve Buscemi, and Helena Bonham Carter who read from her poems in the documentary. Oprah, too, is a big proponent of Oliver’s work, as is Maria Shriver. Director John Waters was a longtime friend of the author going back to her years living in Provincetown, MA.
Kino Lorber plans to release the film theatrically on July 3 at IFC Center in New York followed by a digital, educational, and home
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