# Come See Me in the Good Light
*Come See Me in the Good Light* is a 2025 American documentary film directed by [Ryan White](https://www.edgepedia.org/ryan-white) that follows the poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley as they face Gibson's terminal ovarian cancer diagnosis. Apple describes it as a poignant and unexpectedly funny love story about the couple confronting incurable illness with joy, wit, and an unshakable partnership, transforming pain into purpose and mortality into a celebration of resilience.[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/come-see-me-in-the-good-light//) Gibson, the Poet Laureate of Colorado, died on July 14, 2025, at age 49, before the film's release.[2](https://iwonder.com/films/come-see-me-in-the-good-light) • [3](https://apnews.com/article/6df88bcefe8739ad3d866b2567ba7047)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Subject | Poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley navigating Gibson's terminal ovarian cancer, diagnosed in 2021[2](https://iwonder.com/films/come-see-me-in-the-good-light) |
| Director | Ryan White, who also wrote the film[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/come-see-me-in-the-good-light//) • [4](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/come-see-me-in-the-good-light/) |
| Release | November 14, 2025, limited theatrical and streaming on Apple TV; 104 minutes; rated TV-MA[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/come-see-me-in-the-good-light//) • [5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/come_see_me_in_the_good_light) |
| Festival debut | Premieres section, 2025 Sundance Film Festival; winner of the Festival Favorite Award[6](https://www.sundance.org/blogs/in-come-see-me-in-the-good-light-andrea-gibson-turns-dying-into-something-beautiful/) • [7](https://observer.co.uk/culture/film/article/come-see-me-in-the-good-light-finds-a-joy-for-living-in-the-face-of-death) |
| Producers | Jessica Hargrave, Ryan White, Tig Notaro, and Stef Willen; executive producers include Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, Lauren Haber, and Joe Lewis[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/come-see-me-in-the-good-light//) |
| Critical reception | 100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer from 54 reviews; Metascore of 81 on Metacritic[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/come_see_me_in_the_good_light) • [4](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/come-see-me-in-the-good-light/) |
| Awards | One of the National Board of Review's Top 5 Documentaries of 2025; Independent Spirit Award nomination; Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary[4](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/come-see-me-in-the-good-light/) • [8](https://www.axios.com/local/boulder/2026/03/13/boulder-documentary-up-for-best-documentary-oscar) |
## Spoilers
### Subject and content
The film centers on Andrea Gibson, a Colorado-based spoken word performer and poet who built a career carrying their work from small cafes to sold-out rock clubs, and their wife, the poet and writer Megan Falley.[6](https://www.sundance.org/blogs/in-come-see-me-in-the-good-light-andrea-gibson-turns-dying-into-something-beautiful/) • [9](https://dcdoxfest.com/films/come-see-me-in-the-good-light/) Gibson was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2021, and the documentary follows the final stretch of their life in [Longmont, Colorado](https://www.edgepedia.org/longmont-colorado), from coffee chats to chemotherapy appointments, as Gibson prepares for a final live show.[2](https://iwonder.com/films/come-see-me-in-the-good-light) • [3](https://apnews.com/article/6df88bcefe8739ad3d866b2567ba7047) • [10](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/come-see-me-in-the-good-light-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdmzmjg3)
**Poetry as the spine.** Gibson's readings run through the film, including the poems "Tincture," a yearning for time they will never have, and "My Emotional Bucket List," an ode to small moments such as tipping a barista, cleaning the garage, and telling all of their secrets.[6](https://www.sundance.org/blogs/in-come-see-me-in-the-good-light-andrea-gibson-turns-dying-into-something-beautiful/) The Guardian's review describes the film as sitting with the couple's pain, including doctor visits, chemotherapy, and grief, while collaging poem readings with footage of Gibson's earlier years as a closeted queer kid in rural Maine and a depressed young adult who found purpose in spoken word.[11](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/13/come-see-me-in-the-good-light-movie-review)
**The caregiving relationship.** The film turns its lens on Falley as well, showing her grace and strength in balancing grief and presence.[6](https://www.sundance.org/blogs/in-come-see-me-in-the-good-light-andrea-gibson-turns-dying-into-something-beautiful/) The Washington Post called the movie an achingly bittersweet love story about caregiving, and reviewers note that the relationship is not romanticized: worry, frustration, devotion, and dark humor appear side by side.[4](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/come-see-me-in-the-good-light/) • [12](https://www.jilliansanderswrites.com/blog/come-see-me-in-the-good-light) Falley told the Observer that she and Gibson had tried and failed to communicate to friends how beautiful a time they were having, dancing through the diagnosis and singing and laughing more than in the six years prior.[7](https://observer.co.uk/culture/film/article/come-see-me-in-the-good-light-finds-a-joy-for-living-in-the-face-of-death)
## Production
Comedian [Tig Notaro](https://www.edgepedia.org/tig-notaro) and producer Stef Willen, who had been friends with Gibson and Falley for years, proposed making the documentary.[13](https://time.com/7334094/come-see-me-in-the-good-light-andrea-gibson/) Notaro, a queer comedian and cancer survivor, co-produced the film alongside Jessica Hargrave and Ryan White.[14](https://miff.com.au/storage/assets/2025/06/cs-miff-first-glance-press-release.pdf) Production companies were Tripod Media and Amplify Pictures, with Apple Original Films as distributor.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/come_see_me_in_the_good_light) The crew included editor Berenice Chávez, cinematographer Brandon Somerhalder, and composer Blake Neely.[9](https://dcdoxfest.com/films/come-see-me-in-the-good-light/) Executive producers include [Glennon Doyle](https://www.edgepedia.org/glennon-doyle), Abby Wambach, Lauren Haber, Joe Lewis, Brandi Carlile, and [Sara Bareilles](https://www.edgepedia.org/sara-bareilles), among others.[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/come-see-me-in-the-good-light//) • [9](https://dcdoxfest.com/films/come-see-me-in-the-good-light/)
Gibson was able to watch the finished film before their death in July 2025, seeing a record of their final year with Falley and confirming that even a dinner-table conversation held two hours after first meeting the documentary crew had made the final cut.[3](https://apnews.com/article/6df88bcefe8739ad3d866b2567ba7047)
## Release and reception
The film debuted in the Premieres section of the 2025 [Sundance Film Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/sundance-film-festival) in January, where it won the Festival Favorite Award as voted by the audience.[6](https://www.sundance.org/blogs/in-come-see-me-in-the-good-light-andrea-gibson-turns-dying-into-something-beautiful/) • [7](https://observer.co.uk/culture/film/article/come-see-me-in-the-good-light-finds-a-joy-for-living-in-the-face-of-death) Apple TV+ acquired global rights after the festival.[15](https://www.thewrap.com/apple-tv-come-see-me-in-the-good-light-sundance/) It was released on November 14, 2025, in limited theaters and on Apple TV, with a 104-minute runtime and a TV-MA rating.[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/come-see-me-in-the-good-light//) • [5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/come_see_me_in_the_good_light) In the United Kingdom, the [British Board of Film Classification](https://www.edgepedia.org/british-board-of-film-classification) classified it on October 27, 2025, with content advice of strong language and suicide references, distributed by Dogwoof.[10](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/come-see-me-in-the-good-light-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdmzmjg3)
**Critical response.** On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a 100% Tomatometer from 54 reviews and an 89% Popcornmeter audience score; Metacritic assigned a Metascore of 81, labeled universal acclaim, based on 12 critic reviews.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/come_see_me_in_the_good_light) • [4](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/come-see-me-in-the-good-light/) The New York Times' Alissa Wilkinson wrote that the film wraps its arms around the full range of feeling that follows a terminal diagnosis, including fear, love, desire, anger, wonder, hope, despair, and joy.[4](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/come-see-me-in-the-good-light/) Common Sense Media, which recommends the film for ages 14 and up, describes it as a raw, heartfelt documentary with strong messages of love, resilience, and identity.[16](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/come-see-me-in-the-good-light)
**Awards.** The National Board of Review named it one of 2025's Top 5 Documentaries, and it earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best documentary feature.[4](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/come-see-me-in-the-good-light/) It later received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary.[8](https://www.axios.com/local/boulder/2026/03/13/boulder-documentary-up-for-best-documentary-oscar)
## References
1. [Come See Me in the Good Light, Apple TV Press](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/come-see-me-in-the-good-light//)
2. [Come See Me in the Good Light (2025), iWonder](https://iwonder.com/films/come-see-me-in-the-good-light)
3. [In documentary, the late poet Andrea Gibson shared their terminal cancer journey to help others, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/6df88bcefe8739ad3d866b2567ba7047)
4. [Come See Me in the Good Light Reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/come-see-me-in-the-good-light/)
5. [Come See Me in the Good Light, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/come_see_me_in_the_good_light)
6. [In Come See Me in the Good Light Andrea Gibson Turns Dying Into Something Beautiful, Sundance.org](https://www.sundance.org/blogs/in-come-see-me-in-the-good-light-andrea-gibson-turns-dying-into-something-beautiful/)
7. [Come See Me in the Good Light finds a joy for living in the face of death, The Observer](https://observer.co.uk/culture/film/article/come-see-me-in-the-good-light-finds-a-joy-for-living-in-the-face-of-death)
8. [Boulder documentary up for Best Documentary Oscar, Axios Boulder](https://www.axios.com/local/boulder/2026/03/13/boulder-documentary-up-for-best-documentary-oscar)
9. [Come See Me in the Good Light, DC/DOX Film Festival](https://dcdoxfest.com/films/come-see-me-in-the-good-light/)
10. [Come See Me in the Good Light, British Board of Film Classification](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/come-see-me-in-the-good-light-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdmzmjg3)
11. [Come See Me in the Good Light review, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/13/come-see-me-in-the-good-light-movie-review)
12. [Come See Me in the Good Light, Jillian Sanders Writes](https://www.jilliansanderswrites.com/blog/come-see-me-in-the-good-light)
13. [The Life-Affirming Story of Cancer, Poetry, and Love Behind Come See Me in the Good Light, TIME](https://time.com/7334094/come-see-me-in-the-good-light-andrea-gibson/)
14. [MIFF First Glance Press Release](https://miff.com.au/storage/assets/2025/06/cs-miff-first-glance-press-release.pdf)
15. [Apple TV+ Acquires Sundance Doc Come See Me in the Good Light, TheWrap](https://www.thewrap.com/apple-tv-come-see-me-in-the-good-light-sundance/)
16. [Come See Me in the Good Light Parents' Guide, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/come-see-me-in-the-good-light)
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