The Tallest Dwarf

"The Tallest Dwarf" charts filmmaker Julie Wyman’s quest to find her place within the little people (LP) community at a moment when dwarf identity is poised to radically change. As Julie unpacks the rumors of “partial dwarfism” in her family she finds that hers is the last of a body type she has inherited. She joins forces with a group of dwarf artists to confront the legacy of being tokenized and put on display. Together they create films that reclaim a complicated history and speak back to the echoes of eugenics in the newly emerging pharmaceutical interventions that make little people taller. Through its personal and expanding perspective, the film invites audiences to a new way of...

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photo of Julie Forrest Wyman

Credits

Director:

Julie Forrest Wyman

Executive Producer:

Sofiya Cheyenne, Nic Novicki, Jess Devaney, Anya Rous, Carrie Lozano

Producer:

Lindsey Dryden, Shaleece Haas, Jonna McKone

Cinematographer:

Gabriella Garcia-Pardo, Tijana Petrovic

Editor:

Debra Schaffner

Music:

The Octopus Project

Principal Cast:

Sofiya Cheyenne, Mark Povinelli, Aubrey Smalls, Katrina Kemp, Matthew Jeffers, Sarah Folkins, Leslye Sneider, Rachel Keller, Ellen Erenea, Chandler Crews

Additional Credits:

Animation: Lucy Munger, Post-Production Supervisor: Brook Holston, Sound Design Supervisor: Jim Lebrecht, Colorist: Robert Arnold

Contact

Publicity Contact:

Lindsey Dryden
lindsey@lblfilms.com
447941261083

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2025
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92 mins