Tag: Come See Me in the Good Light

Over the past 15 years, Dunwoody native Ryan White has established himself as one of the most entertaining and captivating documentary filmmakers working in American cinema. Come See Me in the Good Light has earned White his first Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. The film celebrates the life, work, career, and activism of Andrea Gibson, the late poet who garnered a legion of fans as a spoken-word artist. We spoke with White about how growing up in Atlanta inspired him to become a documentary filmmaker, his love for Southern stories, and his connection to Gibson’s poetry.