Documentary HackCome See Me in the Good LightBy Ryan White
In a Nutshell
This award-winning documentary follows Colorado poet laureate Andrea Gibson in the final months of their life, showing how a terminal cancer diagnosis was able to bring joy, love, and acceptance as well as sorrow.
Favorite Quote
My story is one about happiness being easier to find once we realize we do not have forever to find it.
Andrea Gibson
Introduction
Andrea Gibson was a renowned poet-laureate and activist who wrote and performed poetry on gender identity, social justice, and LGBTQ+ issues.
After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Gibson's perspective on life radically altered, and the subject of their art shifted.
In the award-winning Come See Me In The Good Light, director Ryan White chronicles the final months of Gibson's life as they confronted their own mortality.
Charting how art, companionship, and love shaped their world, White captures how Gibson chose to live a simpler life.
By emotionally tackling their impending death head-on, Andrea was able to find acceptance and joy in ways they could never have imagined.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
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