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Tuesday, March 5th
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Film
Screening
I Didn't See You
There
Reid Davenport - Filmmaker |
Abstract: As a visibly disabled
person, filmmaker Reid Davenport sets out to make a film about how he sees the
world, from either his wheelchair or his two feet, without having to be seen
himself. The unexpected arrival of a circus tent outside his apartment in
Oakland, CA leads him to consider the history and legacy of P.T. Barnum’s
Freak Show and its lingering presence in his daily life in the form of gawking,
lack of access, and other forms of ableism. Informed by his position in space,
lower to the ground, Davenport captures indelible images, often abstracted into
shapes and patterns separate from their meaning. But the circus tent looms in
the background, and is reverberated by tangible on-screen interruptions, from
unsolicited offers of help to careless blocking of ramps.
Film Description: Personal and
unflinching, I Didn't See You There forces the viewer to confront the
spectacle and invisibility of disability. Offering both a perspective and
stylistic approach that are rarely seen, Reid brings an urgently needed
storytelling eye to filmmaking with a documentary that is powerful and
emotional, thoughtful and raw, intimate and political.
- Contact
information:
- Lecture Material:
- Pre-lecture slides - 553 Kb pdf file
- Links:
- Trailer with audio
descriptions (1:25)
- Reid
Davenport
- Award-Winning
Filmmaker Reid Davenport Redefines Disability through the Lens of
Art
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