Dwarfs: Not a Fairy Tale (2001)
Directed by Lisa Abelow Hedley / Bonnie Strauss
Sub-Genres - Biography, Illnesses & Disabilities, Social Issues |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis
This "America Undercover" installment profiles four people born with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, and chronicles their struggles to be accepted in society. Included: a 28-year-old middle-school teacher in Virginia; a caretaker at a historic Connecticut inn; a high-school senior who underwent several limb-lengthening surgeries.
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dwarf, Little-People