Perry Berry at the baptism of his grandson. He is the president of the Little People Association of the Philippines. Having had himself a hard time because of his small height, he fights discrimination with energy and dreams of building a community for themselves in Manila.

Perry makes a living making and selling bags and belts in his house in Manila.

Little people sometimes had no other choice than working in show business, playing freak parts in movies and shows in which they were often ridiculed for their physical appearance.

Perry Berry, with part of his family, at the baptism of his grandson. His wife is of normal height. He has four kids, two of them small.

In a place like Manila, using the public transportation is a major challenge for the little people. “One of the reasons why I stopped studying is because it was so hard for me to get in the public transportation jeep to get to school”, he says.

Perry Berry ran for city councilor in a district of Manila in the late 80's. He was in the newspapers for a few weeks due to a disagreement with the Mayor over an eatery he used to own.

Perry at the supermarket. He finds physical difficulties everywhere. Also at the stores, because he cannot even carry heavy things or they're too high.

The entrance at the Hobbit House. Perry Berry also worked there, a bar in Manila where all the waiters are small and where until today dwarves escape work discrimination without being humiliated.

Waiters at the Hobbit House Boracay. There are 9 dwarf waiters working there and 11 at the Hobbit House Manila. With its two branches, Hobbit House helps twenty little people to avoid work discrimination.

The Hobbit House, both Manila and Boracay, also shows some characteristics from Irish Pubs.

American Flag in honor of the US Marines.

US Marines (USS Blue Ridge, flagship of the US 7th Fleet) are one of the most loyal customers at the Hobbit House Manila.

A waiter at the Hobbit House Boracay. Like at the branch in Manila, every night live music is performed by young local bands.

Josephine learnt from her family that small people are just different, not inferior and they just need to use their best skills. "My dad is always there to answer my questions. He always says I have a special mission in this world and God gave me the situation cause I can handle it better than other people. I don't know my mission yet, my dad always says my mission is different, If others are meant to be firemen, police, maybe I’m meant to be a lawyer or to help other people with little things I can do", she explains.

Even it was so difficult, Josephine Berry, Perry Berry's (president of the Little People Association of the Philippines) daughter, manage to graduate at high school. Is quite difficult for little people to finish high school in the public system because the population is so big.

Josephine is a Harry Potter fan, but she learnt from the experience of her father and her older brother that being smaller just means she has a different mission in life that she has to find.

Josephine and her sister, Perlyn, at the backyard of their house. They have a great relationship.

Josephine, like the rest of her fellows from the Little People Association, dreams of creating their own where everything is made according to their size. She already has chairs to her size at home.

Josephine just started university. She’s following a business degree. She plans to first study business management to be able to finance her law studies by herself in the future.

Josephine at the Mall with her friends. They spend time together going to the mall to watch movies to give them a break after exams period. It is on these occasions when she is in the mall, exposed to the world, when she sometimes experiences the discrimination, the cruelty of other people.

Nestor Peñaflor, also known as Egoy the playboy, has been imitating Elvis performances for the last 30 years. The difference between him and the thousands of Elvis impersonators in the world is his small height, 3 feet and 1 inch (94 cm), which probably turned out to be an advantage when he went on tour in different parts of Asia and Europe.

Egoy enjoys a sunny day in the backyard with his family.

Vanessa, one of the five children, is also small, as two of her siblings. She likes photography. She likes her father performances. She’s still at the high school.

Family portrait. Egoy with his mother, wife, two daughter and his son.

Evangeline, Egoy's wife, in their house. They have been married since 1988. She is of normal height.

Egoy as a vampire. He plays as a vampire in local parties and celebrations.

Egoy made his own Elf boots to use them in different shows.