NewportFilm Outdoors Announces Summer 2026 Documentary Lineup
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Brent Lang
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Summary
NewportFilm Outdoors returns to Newport, Rhode Island for summer 2026, running Thursdays from June 25 through August 27. The outdoor film series screens documentaries on lawns of historic mansions and in public parks across Aquidneck Island, featuring live music and filmmaker conversations. The season opens with "Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World" by Sasha Waters at the Great Friends Meeting House Lawn, with a lineup covering sports icons, writers, and girl scouts.
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· 3 pulledNewportFilm Outdoors, which unfolds each summer in the legendary resort town of Newport, Rhode Island, is returning with a lineup of new documentaries covering everything from sports icons to writers and girl scouts.
The outdoor screenings take place across Aquidneck Island and are held on the lawns of historic mansions and in public parks.
The screenings also feature live music and filmmaker conversations.
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