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Mary Oliver Documentary Opens NYC, Features Stephen Colbert

7/4/2026

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Documentary “Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World” opened at IFC Center in New York City today.
It will debut on July 11 at Laemmle theaters in Los Angeles after premiering at the True/False festival in Columbia, Missouri, and screening at Miami Film Festival.
Stephen Colbert appears, reads “The Summer Day,” and stops from emotion while Maria Shriver appears.
John Waters, an employee of Oliver’s Provincetown bookstore, is interviewed.

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Story summary

Documentary “Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World” opened at IFC Center in New York City today.
It will debut on July 11 at Laemmle theaters in Los Angeles after premiering at the True/False festival in Columbia, Missouri, and screening at Miami Film Festival.
Stephen Colbert appears, reads “The Summer Day,” and stops from emotion while Maria Shriver appears.
John Waters, an employee of Oliver’s Provincetown bookstore, is interviewed.