Sundance audiences have cast a bright light on Ryan White‘s, Come See Me in the Good Light, by delivering a festival favorite prize on the feature film documentary.
Come See Me in the Good Light follows two poets, Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley, as they “go on an unexpectedly funny and poignant journey through love, life and mortality,” per the official festival description, spurred by the former’s incurable cancer diagnosis. The doc’s high profile roster of producers and executive producers includes such names as Tig Notaro, Brandi Carlile, Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, Kevin Nealon and Sara Bareilles, among others.
“Throughout the festival we saw audiences moved by Andrea Gibson’s and Megan Falley’s journeys in Come See Me in the Good Light. Festival goers embraced the humor and heartbreak of this intimate documentary directed by Ryan White, as it speaks to art and love and reminds us what it means to be alive as we face mortality,” praised Sundance director of programming Kim Yutani. White previously directed Into the Fire, Pamela: A Love Story, Good Night Oppy and Dr. Ruth.
News of the audience voted award comes after Friday’s full reveal of the Sundance Film Festival Awards for 2025, a ceremony that saw Hailey Gates’ Atropia starring Alia Shawcat and Callum Turner win the grand jury prize for U.S. Dramatic Competition. And the festival favorite prize is not to be confused with the other audience awards that were handed out to James Sweeney’s Twinless, Tony Benna’s André is an Idiot, Georgi M. Unkovski’s DJ Ahmet, and Lindsay Utz and Michelle Walshe’s Prime Minster. Runners-up for the festival favorite award included Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim’s Deaf President Now!, Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman’s The Alabama Solution, James Griffiths’ The Ballad of Wallis Island, Benna’s André is an Idiot, and Michelle Walse and Lindsay Utz’s Prime Minister.
In conjunction with news of the final festival award, Sundance Institute also rolled out the dates for next year’s Sundance Film Festival, which is set for Jan. 22–Feb. 1, 2026. That edition will be the final Sundance to be headquarted in Park City, it’s longtime home. As previously reported, Sundance is currently in the process of finalizing a future home for the festival upon the expiration of its current contract with Park City. The roster has been narrowed down to three finalist cities: Boulder, Colorado; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Salt Lake City/Park City, Utah, with the latter marking a move from the festival’s central headquarters in Park City to the larger state capital.
“As this year’s festival comes to a close, we’re already looking ahead to 2026 and what will no doubt be an unforgettable experience!” said Eugene Hernandez, director of the Sundance Film Festival and public programming. “We invite you to save the date and get ready to join us in Park City and Salt Lake City one year from now at Sundance 2026. It will be a festival you won’t want to miss.”
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