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What does it mean to fit in? The award-winning film "The Tallest Dwarf" from Independent Lens takes us on a journey with filmmaker Julie Forrest Wyman as she explores this question. Alongside members of the Little People community, we learn what it means to be on display but never fully seen. We also uncover some of the medical interventions proposed to this community. To continue the converstaion we sat down with Mark Povinelli, who is featured in the documentary, and Peet Montzingo, an online creator and artist, to get their takes on the film, what it’s like to be a part of the little people community, and what stereotypes they hope to never see featured on screen again. Watch the documentary NOW on the PBS Documentaries channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsoDZ7hu0xg
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PBS Film Club is a video podcast series presented by PBS Digital Studios in collaboration with ITVS. Film club blends the nostalgic with zeitgeist cultural commentary and uses conversational episodes as vehicles to PBS programming and Passport. Hosted by Marissa Pina and Lucky Nguyen, this series centers around a documentary film in the library and offers thoughtful yet accessible insights that leave viewers feeling just a little bit smarter.
ABOUT INDEPENDENT LENS
@independentlens is an Emmy® Award-winning PBS documentary series. With founding executive producer Lois Vossen, the series has been honored with 10 Academy Award nominations and features documentaries united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement, and unflinching visions of independent filmmakers. Funding is provided by the Action Circle for Independent Lens with major funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Acton Family Giving, Ford Foundation, and Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, with additional support from Artemis Rising Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, Park Foundation, the deNovo Initiative, and RandomGood Foundation. Additional support has been provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
