2022
I Didn’t See You There
A person crossing a street on a sunny day, wearing a black coat, tan pants, and white sneakers. They hold a bottle in one hand. Shadows of trees and the person are visible on the cracked pavement, with a letter X marked on the street.
When a circus tent goes up outside of his apartment, a disabled filmmaker 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.
I DIDN’T SEE YOU THERE won Best Director for U.S. Documentary Feature at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and the Truer Than Fiction Award at the 2023 Independent Spirit Awards.
Team
Reid Davenport
Director, Cinematographer
Todd Chandler
Editor
Keith Wilson
Producer
Alysa Nahmias
Executive Producer
Sasha Leitmann
Associate Producer
Shadow of a person in a wheelchair on a street, with several accolades at the top. The film title I Didnt See You There is in large orange letters at the bottom.
WATCH THE TRAILER
“One of the Best Movies of 2022”
-MANOHLA DARGIS, NEW YORK TIMES“Davenport has put a Stake in the Ground of an Emboldened Cinema of Disability.”
FILMMAKER MAGAZINE“Poetry in Captivating Motion”
ROGER EBERT“POWERFUL”
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER“A MUST SEE”
VOX“A Disability Film Unlike Any Other”
THE ATLANTIC“A Personal Saga Told with Battered Grace.”
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