Dwarfs: Not a Fairy Tale

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Nominated for two Emmys: Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Informational), Outstanding Picture Editing For Non-Fiction Programming.

“Filmmaker Lisa Abelow Hedley addresses this question and the lives of those with dwarfism in the documentary “Dwarfs: Not a Fairy Tale.” [This film was made] in response to the birth of Hedley’s own daughter, who also has achondroplasia [….]. Statistics show that one in every 40,000 children is born with achondroplasia. In “Dwarfs,” Hedley profiles the lives of five very different little people. Interspersed with familiar clips of dwarfs as portrayed in movies and TV during the last 80 years, Hedley explores the realities of dwarfism and the myriad ways that family, culture and medical advances affect the lives of little people.”

Michael Esposito, Chicago Tribune, 2001