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Leeds International Film Festival · 2022

Leeds International Film Festival 2022

Disability Futures

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2 films · 2 reviews

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The Blind Man Who Did Not Want To See Titanic (Sokea mies, joka ei halunnut nähdä Titanicia)

Review preview for The Blind Man Who Did Not Want To See Titanic

Nikki has a light touch with a script that is able to see the funny side of things but which doesn't make light of the medical and societal situations that Jaakko and Sirpa are facing.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
A blind man with MS encounters trouble on a day trip to visit a friend he has never met.

(Country: Finland; Year: 2021; Director: Teemu Nikki; Writer: Teemu Nikki; Stars: Petri Poikolainen, Samuli Jaskio, Marjaana Maijala, Hannamaija Nikander, Matti Onnismaa, Rami Rusinen)

Full review See: Interview with Teemu Nikki about The Blind Man Who Did Not Want To See Titanic

I Didn't See You There

Review preview for I Didn't See You There

An important film.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
Spurred by the spectacle of a circus tent that goes up outside his Oakland apartment, a disabled filmmaker launches into a meditative journey exploring the history of freakdom, vision, and (in)visibility.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Reid Davenport; Writer: Reid Davenport; Stars: Reid Davenport)

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