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.
Documentary
Production Companies:
XTR
JustFilms / Ford Foundation
Ajna Films
Breezy Circle
Sundance Institute
Creative Capital
California Humanites
The Gotham Film & Media Institute
The deNovo Initiative
Production Countries:
United States of America
Astro
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Trailer (Audio Described)
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Trailer
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Meet the Artist: Reid Davenport on "I Didn't See You There"
