Independent Lens · SEASON 27

The Tallest Dwarf

Episode 8 · 2026-04-06

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Episode overview

Follow filmmaker Julie Forrest Wyman as she searches for her place in the little people community and unpacks rumors of dwarfism in her own family. Through intimate stories, creative collaborations, and archival history, the film delves into identity and medicine, asking whether society should change people or the structures that limit them.

86 minutes

Season 27 episodes

1. Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution2025-10-06 2. Ratified2025-10-20 3. Life After2025-10-27 4. Vivien's Wild Ride2026-01-26 5. The Librarians2026-02-09 6. The Inquisitor2026-02-23 7. Keep Quiet and Forgive2026-03-23 8. The Tallest Dwarf2026-04-06 9. BACKSIDE: The Unseen Hands of Horse Racing2026-04-13 10. Natchez2026-05-11 11. Light of the Setting Sun2026-05-18 12. Third Act2026-05-25 13. Assembly2026-06-22 14. True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power2026-07-06 15. Flood2026-07-13