INDEpendent lens national broadcast- how to watch
The Tallest Dwarf premieres on PBS on April 6, 2026 and will be available to screen on YouTubeand the PBS appwhich you can download for free on your mobile device, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, or your smart TV.
Or watch live on your local PBS station. Head to pbs.org/tv_schedules to check your local listings.
participant and ep Sofiya Cheyenne smiles amidst a packed house at the film’s NYC premiere at rooftop films (with reel abilities) in July 2025
IndieLens Popup community screenings
The Tallest Dwarf is traveling to over 50 community-based venues across the country. These screenings are organized in partnership with local organizations, universities, libraries museums, and grassroots groups. Check for a screening near you here.
the film plays at the directors’ guild theater in los angeles at slamdance film festival, february 2026
PAST SCREENINGS
SXSW, Austin, TX / 2025 WORLD PREMIERE
San Francisco International Film Festival, San Francisco, CA / 2025 WEST COAST PREMIERE
DC/DOX, Washington, DC / 2025 EAST COAST PREMIERE
Rooftop Films & Reel Abilities NY, NY / 2025 NYC PREMIERE
Dialogues Documentary Fest, Milwaukee / 2025
Buffalo International Film Festival, Buffalo, NY / 2025
Heartland International Film Festival Indianapolis, IN / 2025
VISIONS VIDEO, Northampton, MA/ 2025
GlobeDocs Film Festival/ 2025
Maryland Film Festival, Baltimore, MD / 2025
OJAI FILM FESTIVAL, OJAI, CA / 2025
ROXIE THEATER, San francisco / 2025
new parkway theater, Oakland / 2025
THREE RIVERS FILM FESTIVAL, PITTSBURGH, PA/ 2025
SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, Los angeles /2026
The team gathers on the red carpet at the film’s world premiere at SXSW 2025 in austin, Texas.