SXSW 2025 | A Conversation with The Tallest Dwarf Director Julie Wyman

Hey everyone! I'm thrilled to share another film festival interview with you.

This time, I spoke with Julie Wyman from the documentary The Tallest Dwarf.

The Tallest Dwarf is a documentary about the Little People community and the rumors of "partial dwarfism" in Julie's family.

Buy tickets for The Tallest Dwarf's SXSW screenings here. 

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

The Tallest Dwarf screens during SXSW 2025 – stay tuned for my full festival coverage!

Chapters

• 00:00 - Introduction

• 01:17 - Initial Inspiration and Personal Connection

• 03:39 - Reclaiming the Narrative: Representation and Agency

• 05:13 - Addressing the Uncomfortable Aspects of Representation

• 07:13 - Reid Davenport's Spirit Awards Speech and Visual Representation

• 09:58 - Navigating Nuance and Complexity

• 15:15 - The Process of Interviewing the Little People Community

• 21:20 - What Julie Hopes People Take Away from The Tallest Dwarf

• 24:23 - Julie's Advice to Emerging Filmmakers From Marginalized Communities

• 26:10 - My Call to Neurodivergent Filmmakers to Make More Representation of Neurodivergent Projects

• 26:38 - Outro

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