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Cinema Eye Honors: Docu-Film 'Good Light' Shines
9 Jan
Summary
- Cinema Eye Honors celebrated nonfiction filmmaking on January 8th.
- Apple's 'Come See Me in the Good Light' won multiple top awards.
- Other acclaimed films covered social justice and rural Iranian life.
The 19th annual Cinema Eye Honors concluded on January 8th, recognizing outstanding achievements in nonfiction filmmaking. The event, held at the New York Academy of Medicine, saw Ryan White's Apple documentary "Come See Me in the Good Light" emerge as a major winner. This film, chronicling the cancer journey of poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley, secured the award for Outstanding Nonfiction Feature, Original Music Score, and the Unforgettables Honors.
Further accolades were bestowed upon other significant documentaries. Geeta Gandbhir's "The Perfect Neighbor," which uses a true-crime premise to explore police system injustices, earned Outstanding Direction for Gandbhir and Outstanding Editing for Viridiana Lieberman. The documentary "Seeds," focusing on Black farmers in the American South, was recognized with awards for Debut Feature and Cinematography for Brittany Shyne, underscoring its impactful narrative and visual storytelling.
