I Didn't See You There

Name: I Didn't See You There
Genre: Documentary
Released: September 30, 2022
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Reid Davenport

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| Release Date: September 30, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Reid Davenport

Summary: Spurred by the spectacle of a circus tent that goes up outside his Oakland apartment, a disabled filmmaker launches into an unflinching meditation on spectacle, (in)visibility, and the corrosive legacy of the Freak Show.

Director: Reid Davenport

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 76 min

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RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Sep 30, 2022

It's filled with images of ordinary objects and situations that have been filmed in such surprising and revealing ways by Davenport that when you encounter them again in your own life, you will see them differently, and think of Davenport's work. Read full review

Benjamin Franz

Jan 29, 2022

Shot from the perspective of Reid’s wheelchair, I found I Didn’t See You There strongly involving. The vignettes that comprise Reid Davenport’s existence really give you a sense of life from the vantage point of one at a lower elevation than most. It’s life, as usual, just a little different, is all. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Feb 20, 2024

In juggling the beforementioned autobiographical, experimental, and historical elements, I Didn’t See You There can feel scattered and somewhat distant, no doubt due to Davenport’s disinclination toward treating his disability as a commodity. Read full review

Jacob Oller

Jan 29, 2022

It’s best when it fully commits to its subtlety. Long passages without dialogue highlight the wavering music and Todd Chandler’s artful, sometimes wry editing. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Sep 29, 2022

With his feature, Davenport stakes out his own vantage point on the world, one that leaves a viewer wishing to hear his thoughts elaborated even further. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Jan 29, 2022

I Didn’t See You There is affecting even when it shuts us out, coming across as the sincere, frustrated expression of someone who’s tired of explaining himself and his position even to a sympathetic audience. Read full review

John DeFore

Jan 29, 2022

Viewed on its own, it communicates much less than its maker seems to intend, hovering in a not-very-satisfying zone between advocacy doc, first-person impressionism, and (very) tentative essay film about the world’s tendency to view difference as freakishness. Read full review

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