Come See Me in the Good Light

American poet and activist Andrea Gibson shares their life story, starting from their childhood, describing their early struggles with identity and trauma from family and their awareness of their sexual identity. Gibson also explained how poetry intertwines personal pain and how it helps spread their messages about the LGBTQ community and human and political inequalities. Gibson also addresses the theme of love with their wife Megan Falley, with whom they recount the drama of their battle with terminal ovarian cancer diagnosed in 2021.

The documentary was conceived by American comedian Tig Notaro and producer Stef Willen, both longtime friends of Gibson and Falley, who contacted Jessica Hargrave and Ryan White.^[5] It was filmed in the couple's house in Longmont, Colorado, between January 2024 to December 2024, accompanying Gibson through the process of treatment and care for the ovarian cancer diagnosed in July 2021.^[6][7] 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.^[8][9]

It had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.^[10] In April 2025, Apple TV+ acquired distribution rights to the film, scheduled for fall release.^[11] Although Gibson lived to attend the Sundance premiere, they died from their cancer on July 14, 2025, before the film aired more widely.^[12]

The film was released on November 14, 2025, on Apple TV+.^[13]

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 54 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "Come See Me in the Good Light is an emotionally searing yet gently radiant portrait of Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley's navigation of terminal illness that never loses sight of the warmth, humor, and love that defined their relationship."^[14] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 81 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".^[15]

Barry Levitt of Time described the film as "a gateway into their remarkable artistry" because "it is accessible, yet profound, and it's easy to understand how those who might not count themselves as poetry fanatics would fall in love with their poems", and that " the documentary arrives at a time of great political unrest, with the queer community under threat in America".^[6] In a four out of five review, Adrian Horton of The Guardian praising the "way in which the director "constructs a delicate portrait of the poet, collaging readings of their most poignant poems".^[16]

Accolades

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Award	Year	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Academy Awards	2026	Best Documentary Feature Film	Come See Me in the Good Light	Nominated	[17]
Austin Film Critics Association	2025	Best Documentary Film		Nominated	[18]
Boulder International Film Festival	2025	Peoples Choice Award - Feature Length Film	Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen	Won	[19]
		Best Feature Documentary		Won
Cinema Eye Honors	2026	Outstanding Feature	Come See Me in the Good Light	Won	[20]
		Original Music Score	Blake Neely	Won
		Unforgettables Honors	Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley	Won
		Direction	Ryan White	Nominated
		Cinematography	Brandon Somerhalder	Nominated
		Audience Choice Prize	Come See Me in the Good Light	Nominated
Cleveland International Film Festival	2025	Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award for Best Film		Won	[21]
		Best Documentary		Nominated
		Honorable Mention – Documentary Competition	Ryan White	Won
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	2025	Best Documentary	Come See Me in the Good Light	Nominated	[22]
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival	2025	Audience Award		Won	[23]
Independent Spirit Awards	2026	Best Documentary Feature		Nominated	[24]
International Documentary Association	2025	Honorable Mention in Feature Documentaries		Nominated	[25]
National Board of Review Awards	2025	Top 5 Documentaries		3rd Place	[26]
San Francisco International Film Festival	2025	Best Documentary Feature		Won	[27]
Satellite Awards	2026	Best Documentary Film		Nominated	[28]
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards	2026	Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production	"Salt Then Sour Then Sweet" (Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlile and Andrea Gibson)	Nominated	[29]
Sundance Film Festival	2026	Festival Favorite Award	Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen	Won	[30]
Toronto Film Critics Association	2026	Allan King Documentary Award	Ryan White	Won	[31]
Virginia Film Festival	2025	Audience Award – Documentary Feature	Come See Me in the Good Light	Won	[32]
		Chronicler Award	Jessica Hargrave	Won
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards	2025	Best Documentary	Come See Me in the Good Light	Nominated	[33]

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