I Didn't See You There (2022)

Overview : 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.

Release Date : January 24, 2022

Runtime : 72m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : XTR, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Ajna Films, Breezy Circle, Sundance Institute, Creative Capital, California Humanites, The Gotham Film & Media Institute, The deNovo Initiative

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : wheelchair user , disability