According to Variety, NewportFilm Outdoors is returning this summer with a fresh lineup of documentaries screening across Aquidneck Island in Newport, Rhode Island. Films will be shown on the lawns of historic mansions and in public parks, opening with 'Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World.' The festival features documentaries about sports icons, writers, and cultural subjects, set against centuries-old estates and manicured grounds—an unusual backdrop for serious documentary cinema.

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