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The Tallest Dwarf

six dwarfs standing in a line facing the camera standing in a line

Filmmaker Julie Wyman searches to find her place within the little people community, exploring dwarfism within her own family and the diverse experiences of other little people.

Length

90 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

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Julie Wyman

Director/Producer

Julie Wyman’s films engage embodiment, body image, and media spectatorship—informed by living with hypochondroplasia dwarfism. Her 2012 Strong! aired on Independent Lens. Her work is supported by Sundance, Sandbox, IDA, SF Film Society, Points North, Creative Capital, Princess Grace, Logan Nonfiction, CalHumanities, and NEH. 

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Jonna McKone

Producer

Jonna produced All Light, Everywhere (2021, HULU/Super LTD, Sundance Special Jury Award), Margie Soudek’s Salt and Pepper Shakers (2023, Sundance) and Your Final Meditation (Rockaway, 2024). She is a visual artist whose work has shown in galleries with the support of awards including Rubys Artist Grant and Maryland State Arts Council.

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Lindsey Dryden

Producer

Lindsey Dryden is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker. She produced Unrest, which won the Sundance Special Jury Award, and Trans In America. She directed Lost and Sound, which premiered at SXSW. She co-founded FWD-Doc, and is a member of QueerDoc. She is a Sundance Institute Documentary Producers Lab Fellow and a voting member of BAFTA.

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Shaleece Haas

Producer

Shaleece is an Emmy Award-winning documentary producer and director with 15 years’ experience in the field. Producing credits include Trans in America (Emmy Award, 2018), Asian Americans (Peabody Award, 2020), and Delikado (Nominee, Emmy Award, 2022). She directed Real Boy (Independent Lens, 2016) and To the Future, with Love (POV, 2021).

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