Jul 1, 2026 · 57 min · 11 segments
Sasha Waters, an American documentary and experimental filmmaker, feminist and educator. She has produced and directed over twenty films and we are here today to talk about her latest, *Mary Oliver…
Sasha WatersGuestPaul SwansonHostWelcome to Contemplify, where we seek to kindle the examined life for contemplators in the world.
Today, my guest is Sasha Waters, an American documentary and experiential filmmaker, feminist, and educator.
She has produced and directed over 20 films, and we are here today to talk about her latest.
Mary Oliver, Saved by the Beauty of the World, which will be theatrically released on July 3rd in New York, Miami, and Provincetown, with more dates and locations to follow, and will air nationally on the PBS series American Masters on August 25th, 2026.
But I cannot urge you enough to run to see Mary Oliver, saved by the beauty of the world, if it is playing in a theater in your town.
I want to share this snippet from Sasha's bio before we dive in the conversation because
Sasha illuminates the lives of artists, caretakers, and kindred animals chasing wild dreams and radical futures.
In our conversation today, Sasha and I talk about what we can learn from Mary Oliver, the sacred interplay with nature, devotion and attention, and what makes Mary Oliver a grand poet for our times as she invites us into her life.
As always, you can visit contemplify.com for the show notes on this episode and learn more about Sasha Waters at pieshake.com. Again, the name of the documentary is Mary Oliver Saved by the Beauty of the World.
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Welcome to Contemplify, where we seek to kindle the examined life for contemplators in the world.
Today, my guest is Sasha Waters, an American documentary and experiential filmmaker, feminist, and educator.
She has produced and directed over 20 films, and we are here today to talk about her latest.
Mary Oliver, Saved by the Beauty of the World, which will be theatrically released on July 3rd in New York, Miami, and Provincetown, with more dates and locations to follow, and will air nationally on the PBS series American Masters on August 25th, 2026.
But I cannot urge you enough to run to see Mary Oliver, saved by the beauty of the world, if it is playing in a theater in your town.
I want to share this snippet from Sasha's bio before we dive in the conversation because
Sasha illuminates the lives of artists, caretakers, and kindred animals chasing wild dreams and radical futures.
In our conversation today, Sasha and I talk about what we can learn from Mary Oliver, the sacred interplay with nature, devotion and attention, and what makes Mary Oliver a grand poet for our times as she invites us into her life.
As always, you can visit contemplify.com for the show notes on this episode and learn more about Sasha Waters at pieshake.com. Again, the name of the documentary is Mary Oliver Saved by the Beauty of the World.
