I Didn't See You There
As a visibly disabled person, filmmaker Reid Davenport is often either the subject of an unwanted gaze — gawked at by strangers — or paradoxically rendered invisible, ignored or dismissed by society. The arrival of a circus tent just outside his apartment prompts him to consider the history and legacy of the freak show, in which individuals who were deemed atypical were put on display for the amusement and shock of a paying public. Contemplating how this relates to his own filmmaking practice, which explicitly foregrounds disability, Davenport sets out to make a film about how he sees the world from his wheelchair without having to be seen himself.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
1 person
Reid Davenport Director · Todd Chandler Editor
United States release January 24, 2022 · Produced in United States · Production Ford Foundation / JustFilms, Ajna Films
Production
XTR
Production
Ford Foundation / JustFilms
Production
Ajna Films
Production
RePort Media
Production
Breezy Circle
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 24, 2022
Digital · Sundance Film Festival (Virtual)
United States
March 4, 2022 · Premiere · True/False Film Festival
April 29, 2022 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
July 26, 2022 · Premiere · Traverse City Film Festival
September 16, 2022 · Premiere · Camden International Film Festival
October 13, 2022 · Premiere · Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
November 19, 2022 · Premiere · Cucalorus Film Festival
Australia
June 9, 2022 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 7, 2022 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Canada
May 3, 2022 · Premiere · Hot Docs International Film Festival
Finland
February 1, 2023 · Premiere · DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
Norway
October 22, 2022 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
Singapore
December 1, 2022 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
Ukraine
September 10, 2023 · Premiere · American Independence Film Festival
United Kingdom
November 6, 2022 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
If you liked I Didn't See You There
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.