Come See Me in the Good Light

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Come See Me in the Good Light
Directed by Ryan White
Produced by
Starring Andrea Gibson
Megan Falley
CinematographyBrandon Somerhalder
Edited byBerenice Chavez
Music by Blake Neely
Production
companies
  • Amplify Pictures
  • Tripod Media
Distributed by Apple TV+
Release date
  • January 25, 2025 (2025-01-25)(Sundance)
Running time
109 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Come See Me in the Good Light is a 2025 documentary film directed by Ryan White, following poet/activist Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley as they navigate an examination of love and mortality after Gibson is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. Singer-songwriters Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile serve as among the executive producers; they co-wrote a song for the documentary, "Salt Then Sour Then Sweet", with Gibson. [2] [3]

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The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2025, where it received positive reviews from critics and won the Festival Favorite Award. [4]

Release

It had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. [5] In April 2025, Apple TV+ acquired distribution rights to the film, scheduled for fall release. [6] Although Gibson lived to attend the Sundance premiere, they died from their cancer on July 14, 2025, before the film aired more widely. [7]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 13 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10.

Accolades

YearAwardFilm FestivalRecipientResultRef
2025Festival Favorite Award Sundance Film Festival Come See Me in the Good LightWon [8]
Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award for Best Film Cleveland International Film Festival Won [9]
Peoples Choice Award - Feature Length Film Boulder International Film Festival Won [10]
Best Feature DocumentaryWon
Hot Docs Audience Award Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Won [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Come See Me in the Good Light". Sundance Film Festival . Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  2. ↑ Gardner, Chris (2025-01-25). "Sara Bareilles Debuts World Premiere of Song Co-Written by Brandi Carlile at Sundance". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  3. ↑ "A real-life love story wins 'Festival Favorite' prize at Sundance". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  4. ↑ herndon, jessica (January 26, 2025). "In "Come See Me in the Good Light" Andrea Gibson Turns Dying Into Something Beautiful | Sundance Film Festival".
  5. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  6. ↑ Saperstein, Pat (April 14, 2025). "Sundance Festival Favorite Doc 'Come See Me in the Good Light' Lands at Apple TV+". Variety. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ Schoenbaum, Hannah (July 14, 2025). "Poet Andrea Gibson, candid explorer of life, death and identity, dies at 49". AP News . Archived from the original on July 14, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ Gardner, Chris (February 2, 2025). "Ryan White's Documentary 'Come See Me in the Good Light' Wins Sundance Festival Favorite Award". The Hollywood Reporter .
  9. ↑ "CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THE CIFF49 AWARD WINNERS". www.clevelandfilm.org. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "2025 Awards".
  11. ↑ Pat Mullen, "Come See Me in the Good Light Wins Hot Docs Audience Award". Point of View , May 5, 2025.
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