The Tallest Dwarf

Premieres April 06, 2026
Directed by Julie Forrest Wyman

A filmmaker seeks belonging in the little people community and explores dwarfism within her family.

About the Documentary

The Tallest Dwarf follows 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.

The Filmmakers

Julie Forrest Wyman

Julie Forrest 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.

Jonna McKone

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.

Lindsey Dryden

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.

Shaleece Haas

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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