Film Screening, Discussion Planned

The Arts at Millersville University's On Screen/In Person Film Series, in partnership with the MU Disability Film Series, will present "I Didn't See You There" on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Steinman Hall at the Ware Center, 42 N. Prince St., Lancaster. The event will feature a panel discussion at 6:15 p.m., a screening of the 90-minute film at 7 p.m. and an in-person question-and-answer session with filmmaker Reid Davenport.

In "I Didn't See You There," Davenport shows 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, Calif., leads him to consider the history and legacy of P.T. Barnum's Freak Show.

"I Didn't See You There," Davenport's first feature film, won the Directing Award for U.S. Documentary at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, the Grand Jury Prize at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and the McBaine Bay Area Documentary Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival. It was scheduled to have a national broadcast on POV in January.

Panelists in the community discussion will include Jaclyn Nagle, executive director of the Disability Empowerment Center; Blue Guckert, a Millersville University (MU) student and president of MUADAPT; Jessica Hughes, assistant professor of communication and disability studies at MU; and Marco Di Giulio, associate professor of Hebrew language and literature at Franklin & Marshall College.

The event is free and open to the public. To obtain tickets, call the box office at 717-871-7600, visit http://www.ArtsMU.com or visit the box office at the Ware Center or the Student Memorial Center on the MU campus. Any remaining tickets will be available at the door.

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