Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World at Speed Cinema

Directed by: Sasha Waters Freyer
Showtimes:

• Friday, July 31, 6 pm
• Saturday, August 1, 3 pm
• Sunday, August 2, 1 pm
  Tickets: $12 | $8 for Speed and Women in Film-KY members

"I am moved by [the film’s] soft nature that mirrors Oliver’s practice and mind.” — Cortlyn Kelly, RogerEbert.com

If poetry had a pop icon, Mary Oliver would be it. Celebrated best-selling poet, Pulitzer Prize-winner, and lover of dogs and long walks in the woods, Oliver was America’s unlikely contemporary mystic. For nearly fifty years, she explored the ponds and forests of Cape Cod, opening herself and her readers to the known and unknowable world.

Her life, shaped by a devotion to nature and the long journey of learning to love, inspires people from all walks of life. Oliver's poems resonate with contemporary anxieties about attention, presence, and the human relationship with nature—issues that feel especially pressing today.

The film features interviews with her close friends, including John Waters, and includes never-before-seen personal photos, notebooks, and correspondence from her archive. Enjoy recitations of her work by Stephen Colbert, Lucy Dacus, Steve Buscemi, and Oprah Winfrey.

Runtime: 91 minutes | Recommended for: 14+
Location: 2035 S 3rd Street, Louisville, KY 40208

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