Come See Me in the Good Light Holds Hot Docs Lead Heading Into Final Weekend

Come See Me in the Good Light brings its hold on the Hot Docs leaderboard to a full week. The documentary by Ryan White maintained its lead in the Hot Docs Audience Award race for the seventh consecutive day. The film about poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley screens again today and tomorrow.

Today’s update from Hot Docs sees yesterday’s runner-up Deaf President Now! drop to seventh place with a mystery Canadian title moving to the runner-up spot. Jumping onto the list, though, is Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Cutting Through Rocks (اوزاک یوللار), a documentary about Sara Shahverdi, the first woman to be elected for public office in her remote Iranian town. Rounding out the top five are Antidote and Selena Y Los Dinos.

The final weekend of Hot Docs screenings will end with the unveiling of the Rogers Audience Award, which bestows $50,000 at the top Canadian feature, followed by an encore screening. Canadian titles are masked in order to maintain the surprise. Yesterday saw the juried awards revealed with winners including Agatha’s Almanac and I, Poppy.

The Hot Docs Audience Award rankings for May 3 are:

1. Come See Me in the Good Light
2. [Canadian feature in competition for Rogers Audience Award]
3. Antidote
4. Selena y Los Dinos
5. Cutting Through Rocks (اوزاک یوللار)
6. Coexistence, My Ass!
7. Deaf President Now!
8. [Canadian feature in competition for Rogers Audience Award]
9. 2000 Meters to Andriivka
10. Mr. Nobody Against Putin
11. [Canadian feature in competition for Rogers Audience Award]
12. [Canadian feature in competition for Rogers Audience Award]
13. Writing Hawa
14. Holloway
15. I, Poppy
16. [Canadian feature in competition for Rogers Audience Award]
17. The Last Ambassador
18. Facing War
19. Spreadsheet Champions
20. [Canadian feature in competition for Rogers Audience Award]