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Premiered: Oct. 3, 2006 at 10PM | Check for Rebroadcasts

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Download a podcast interview with the filmmaker
Learn about dwarfism
More with Peter Dinklage
More on dwarf terminology

Download the podcast interview with the filmmaker

Filmmaker Interview
"It was a real leap for me, as a person who's avoided that sort of thing for so long, to be someone who stands in front of the camera." Steven Delano talks about his transition from behind the lens to the front of it. (The podcast will launch on September 29th. Read a transcript of the filmmaker's interview.)

Learn about dwarfs

Big Enough: What is dwarfism?
This special feature from the companion website to "Big Enough," a 2005 P.O.V. film, l earn more about dwarfism, the medical conditions that cause short stature, and correct terminology — don't call a dwarf a "midget."

Big Enough: What is normal?
Journalist, father and "No Bigger Than a Minute" cameo Dan Kennedy asks, "What is normal?" and discusses the importance of distinguishing between genetic differences and genetic defects.

More with Peter Dinklage

Performing and Representing
Peter Dinklage talks more about his life as a performer and a dwarf in these additional streaming video clips not shown in the broadcast version of "No Bigger Than a Minute."

More on dwarf terminology

Big Enough: The Etymology of Dwarfism
In this special feature from the companion website to "Big Enough," a 2005 P.O.V. film, author Dan Kennedy writes about his first impressions of the dwarf community after his short statured daughter was born in the early 90s — and takes a look at the history of dwarf terminology.

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Posted September 21, 2006

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