Big Enough

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World Premiere. Call them dwarfs, although they prefer "little people" or "people of short stature." But you might as well call them what they are: homeowners, parents, students, friends, lovers, working professionals and contributing members of society. Jan Krawitz' Big Enough is an intimate and refreshing portrait of what it is like growing up as a Little Person. Reminiscent of Michael Apted's acclaimed 7-Up series, Big Enough explores what a group of little people achieve and learn during their lives - and the emotional and physical challenges they have faced in an "average-sized" world. What is it like to date or find a spouse? What about having children - with a 75% chance that their offspring will inherit the dwarf gene? And what does the future hold now that many genetic conditions, including dwarfism, can be diagnosed in utero? Poignant and brimming with humor, intelligence and humanity, Big Enough provides a unique perspective on a proud and active minority group that most people only know from movie clichés. Meredith Sherter Benston MAVERICK COMPETITION