An honest and funny doc about facing death.
It follows poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley as they turn a terminal cancer diagnosis into something that somehow feels full of life.
If you want a little more background on how this doc came together at Sundance, check out this great write-up by Tig Notaro from TheWrap.
Trailer for “Come See Me in the Good Light”
You Can’t Make This Sh!t Up
- The cameras roll for nearly all of 2024 inside Andrea and Megan’s home in Longmont, Colorado. It is documenting what they believe could be Andrea’s final year alive after a July 14, 2021, incurable ovarian cancer diagnosis.
- Andrea, named Colorado’s poet laureate in 2023, is workshopping what could be their final spoken-word performance. And they’re joking about it with friends like Tig Notaro.
Watch “Come See Me in the Good Light”
You can watch “Come See Me in the Good Light” on Apple TV.
Ratings:
- My Rating: 91/100
- IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Ratings: 91/100 (Users); 100/100 (Critics)
Director’s Note: Directed by Ryan White, who has a track record of deeply human docs (“Good Night Oppy,” “The Case Against 8”). Here, he takes an intimate, almost “camera-in-the-room” approach.
Release Date: 2025 (Sundance Film Festival premiere)
Other Unique Stuff
- The couple turns something as dark as terminal illness into running jokes—like obsessing over a rural mailbox—proving how far humor can stretch even at the edge of life.
- The film wins Sundance’s Festival Favorite Award…despite being about dying. It plays more like a funny, deeply romantic love story than a “cancer doc.”
- You actually watch poems get built in real time—Andrea tests lines out loud, tweaks words mid-conversation, and uses Megan as a live editor.
- The film quietly shows how they manage energy day-to-day—deciding when Andrea is “good enough” to write, perform, or just rest.
Wrap Up:
“Come See Me in the Good Light” is one of the rare docs that actually changes how you think about time, love, and what matters. It’s sad, but it’s also alive.
Thanks for reading!
Heather Fenty, Guest Writer, Daily Doc