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Actress Pamela Anderson stands on a beach and looks reflectively at the water. Her hand is raised to her mouth. She is wearing a white sweater.

Investigating the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

by Rachel Ho
December 18, 2025
Essays/Features

Celebrity documentaries like Pamela, a love story; Pee-Wee as Himself; and Elvis Presley: The Searcher represent varying degrees of access and exploration in a growing field of docs about famous names.

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Poet Andrea Gibson is seen in close-up. They are laughing, and are a white person with short brown hair, wearing a white t-shirt and red toque.

Toronto Film Critics Association Names Come See Me in the Good Light Top Doc

by Pat Mullen
December 8, 2025
News

Toronto Film Critics Association names Come See Me in the Good Light as the best documentary of 2025 and unveils the Rogers Best Canadian Documentary nominees.

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The Best Documentaries of 2025: Come See Them, Hopefully in a Theatre

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
December 5, 2025
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The best documentaries of 2025 include Come See Me in the Good Light, The Tale of Silyan, Endless Cookie, Cover-up, and Coexistence, My Ass!

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Poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley sit together on a couch in the documentary Come See Me in the Good Light. They are seen in a medium shot.

How Come See Me in the Good Light Pays Tribute to Life, Love, and Laughter

by Pat Mullen
November 12, 2025
Features/Interviews

An interview with Come See Me in the Good Light director/producer Ryan White, producers Jessica Hargrave and Tig Notaro, and star Megan Falley on their openhearted doc.

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Watch the Trailer for Hot Docs/Sundance Audience Favourite Come See Me in the Good Light

by Pat Mullen
October 16, 2025
News

Watch the first trailer for Come See Me in the Good Light, Hot Docs Audience Award winner and Sundance favourite about poets Andrea Gubson and Megan Falley.

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Come See Me in the Good Light Named Festival Favourite at Sundance

by Pat Mullen
February 2, 2025
News/Sundance

Ryan White's Come See Me in the Good Light wins Sundance's Festival Favourite Award as the top film voted by the 2025 festival audiences.

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Come See Me in the Good Light Review: You’ll Feel Many Goosebumps

by Pat Mullen
January 29, 2025
Reviews/Sundance

Spoken word poet Andrea Gibson's cancer diagnosis fuels Ryan White's deeply moving and intimate Come See Me in the Good Light.

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Here Comes Sundance 2025: 10 Docs Atop Our Watch List

by Pat Mullen
January 21, 2025
Sundance

Documentary highlights at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival include Come See Me in the Good Light, Endless Cookie, Speak, and 2000 Meters to Andriivka.

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Sundance Announces Documentaries for 2025 Festival

by Pat Mullen
December 11, 2024
News/Sundance

Documentaries announced for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival include the Canadian documentary Endless Cookie and co-production Cutting Through Rocks.

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Pamela, A Love Story Review: But Nothing Stays

by Pat Mullen
February 14, 2023
Reviews

Pamela, a Love Story sees Baywatch star set the record straight in Ryan White's Netflix doc that affords the actor an empowering portrait.

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