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I Didn't See You There
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Wikipedia article
'I Didn't See You There' is a 2022 American documentary film directed by Reid Davenport, produced by Keith Wilson, and edited by Todd Chandler. It is shot entirely from Davenport's physical perspective, largely from an electric wheelchair, as he navigates downtown Oakland, CA and his hometown Bethel, CT.
It had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Synopsis
The unexpected arrival of a circus tent outside Reid's apartment in Oakland, CA leads him to consider the history and legacy of P.T. Barnums Freak Show and its lingering presence in his daily life in the form of gawking, lack of access, and other forms of ableism. The film expands on the tradition of point-of-view cinema by incorporating a disabled aesthetic generated through Davenport's own embodiment.
Release and reception
The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2022, where it won the Directing Award in the U.S. Documentary category. It also won the Grand Jury Prize at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, and the GGA McBaine Bay Area Documentary Feature Award at SFFILM, the San Francisco International Film Festival.
It will air on public television as part of Season 35 of POV in January 2023.
I Didnt See You There received positive reviews from film critics. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a 94% approval rating based on reviews from 18 critics. Nick Allen writing for Rogert Ebert states 'I Didnt See You There' is first-person poetry in captivating motion, expressed with a singular, assured artistic voice.
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