Festival Spotlight events feature exclusive conversations with the creators behind work that screened at the Sundance Film Festival, designed to share advice and insights on the creative process. 


Join Sundance Collab, director Ryan White (Into the Fire), and producer Jessica Hargrave (Pamela: A Love Story) for a conversation about their intimate, heartbreaking, and unexpectedly funny documentary, Come See Me in the Good Light, chronicling poet Andrea Gibson and their spouse, poet Megan Falley, as they navigate an incurable cancer diagnosis. The film premiered in the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and was voted by audiences as a Festival Favorite.


In this Festival Spotlight, the filmmakers discuss capturing such personal moments on screen, the challenges of balancing heartbreak with hope, their collaborative process - including working with executive producers Tig Notaro, Brandi Carlile, and Sara Bareilles - and how they approached themes of grief, legacy, and living fully in the face of loss.


Whether you’re a filmmaker, poetry enthusiast, or simply moved by this remarkable story, this conversation promises insight into the creative decisions that transformed an intimate human experience into the Festival Favorite Award winner, which, as programmer Ash Hoyle says, “dares any eye to stay dry.”


Jessica Hargrave
Producer
Jessica Hargrave is the producer of Come See Me in the Good Light, which follows poet Andrea Gibson and their partner Megan Falley as they navigate an incurable cancer diagnosis with remarkable perspective and joy. The film, which won the Festival Favorite Award at the Sundance Film Festival, is also produced by Tig Notaro, with Executive Producers Abby Wambach, Glennon Doyle, Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile. Hargrave is also the producer of Into the Fire, which chronicles the tortuous journey of a mother searching for her missing biological daughter. The film was produced by Charlize Theron and premiered on Netflix, where it reached #2 for all films on the streamer. more...
Ryan White
Director
Ryan White is the director of Come See Me in the Good Light, which follows poet Andrea Gibson and their partner Megan Falley as they navigate an incurable cancer diagnosis with remarkable perspective and joy. The film, which won the Festival Favorite Award at the Sundance Film Festival, is produced by Tig Notaro, with Executive Producers Abby Wambach, Glennon Doyle, Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile. White also directed Into the Fire, which chronicles the tortuous journey of a mother searching for her missing biological daughter. The film was produced by Charlize Theron and premiered on Netflix, where it reached #2 for all films on the streamer. Previously, White directed Netflix’s Emmy-nominated Pamela, a love story, an intimate portrait of Pamela Anderson’s life and career. more...
Katherine Street
Moderator | Digital Course & Event Producer
Katherine "Kat" Street is an LA-based award-winning filmmaker and Philadelphia native. A cinephile at heart, she writes female-driven stories with complex (oftentimes damaged) main characters, centered around self-discovery, self-love, and belonging. She has written numerous short-form projects, including original shorts, pilots, and features. She wrote and directed the dramatic short film “Cycles,” which received festival recognition in both acting and best romantic short. She also created her award-winning flagship web series "The New Adult,” which is currently streaming on Kweli TV. Kat is a Stowe Story Lab SAGIndie Fellow and a participant in the BlackMagic Collective Emerging Filmmakers Initiative. In 2021, she founded the Black Film Challenge, a project that showcases filmmakers of African descent and the movies they create. She earned her BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a concentration in Cinematography and has literary representation with Culture Creative Entertainment. more...
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