Sundance 2022 Critic's Notebook: I Didn't See You There, Jihad Rehab

Reid Davenport's I Didn't See You There, which won the Directing Award in Sundance's US Documentary competition, is an essayistic and perspectival portrayal of the history of disability spectacle and the filmmaker's personal experience with cerebral palsy. The first scene follows the path Davenport takes from station entrance to subway platform, as he points out that the elevators to the platforms are outside the turnstiles, meaning that the straightest route via wheelchair is one that encourage...