upcoming screenings
SEPTEMBER 2026,SUPERFEST, SAN FRANCISCO
OCTOBER 2026, DWARFISM AWARENESS MONTH - CHECK BACK FOR NEWS ABOUT OUR IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SCREENINGS!
INDEpendent lens national broadcast- how to watch
The Tallest Dwarf premiered on PBS on April 6, 2026 and is now available to screen for PBS Passport members via the PBS app which you can download =on your mobile device, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, or your smart TV.
OR Head to pbs.org/tv_schedules to check your local listings for notice about future broadcasts of the film.
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 has travelled to over 50 community-based venues across the country. These screenings were organized in partnership with local organizations, universities, libraries museums, and grassroots groups.
the film plays at the directors’ guild theater in los angeles at slamdance film festival, february 2026
theatrical + festival 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
Johns Hopkins Kreiger School of Arts and Sciences
UC Davis Davis Humanities Institute / 2026
Sebastopol DocUMENTARY FestIVAL / 2026
UC Santa Cruz / 2026
The team gathers on the red carpet at the film’s world premiere at SXSW 2025 in austin, Texas.