A disabled filmmaker ruminates on the corrosive legacy of the Freak Show.

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An intimate view of modern urban life, with its aggravations and unexpected moments of joy, shot from the point of view of disabled first-time feature filmmaker Reid Davenport in the inventive documentary I Didn’t See You There. When a circus tent goes up outside of his apartment, Davenport must confront the legacy of the Freak Show and whether his past autobiographical filmmaking has fit into its tradition. With the camera pointed away from himself, he captures the personal and poetic from his wheelchair.

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The sidewalk whizzes by as the top of a shoe peeks out from the bottom right corner of the frame.
* “‘I Didn't See You There’: Filmmaker Reid Davenport on His Directorial Debut, Ableism & More" - Feature on Democracy Now! ([link removed])

* “Davenport stakes out his own vantage point on the world, one that leaves a viewer wishing to hear his thoughts elaborated even further” - Review in The New York Times ([link removed])

* “An experimental movie of great beauty... filled with images of ordinary objects and situations that have been filmed in such surprising and revealing ways” - Review in Roger Ebert ([link removed])

* “‘I Didn't See You There’ Serves Up a Fascinating Exploration of Ableist Society” - Review in Golden Globes ([link removed])

* One of the Best Movies of 2022 - Manohla Dargis, The New York Times ([link removed])

* One of the 10 Best Documentaries of 2022 - Robert Abele, The Wrap ([link removed])

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I Didn't See You There wins 2022 Sundance Directing Award: U.S. Documentary

[Video Description: Pete Nicks, a man in his 50s wearing glasses, introduces 2022 Sundance Directing Award for U.S. Documentary. Director Reid Davenport, a man in his 30s with dark curly hair and glasses, accepts the award.]

“The goal is to empower disabled people to tell stories through film. I think I Didn’t See You There epitomizes what we’re trying to do. There’s a catharsis in the act of making that that you can’t replicate in any other way. It has allowed me to be so much healthier in an emotional way, in a career way, in a social way. We want other willing disabled people to have that opportunity.” -Reid Davenport, Filmmaker
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