Poet and activist Andrea Gibson’s work is defined by striking vulnerability. A single line of poetry can hold many — often contrasting — truths. Come See Me in the Good Light, which is directed by Ryan White (The Case Against 8, Frameline38) and produced by comedian and writer Tig Notaro (One Mississippi), echoes this multiplicity with its deeply affecting portrait of Colorado’s Poet Laureate.

After receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, Gibson and their partner, fellow poet Megan Falley, unearth a profound sense of resilience in small, everyday joys. Life’s moments can be both tough and tender, holding grief and humor, and ache and elation, in equal measure. Backed by Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach and executive produced by Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile, this Sundance Festival Favorite Award-winning meditation on mortality illuminates, with exquisite tenderness, what it means to really live.