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cartoon(noun, story, production, cinema)
11
documental
10
short(noun, story, production, cinema)
8
briefle(noun, story, production, cinema)
8
feature short(noun, story, production, cinema)
8
featurette(noun, story, production, cinema)
8
historical(adjective, factional, dramatized, being in fact, nonfictional)
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indie film(noun, story, production, cinema)
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movie short(noun, story, production, cinema)
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one-reel(noun, story, production, cinema)
8
one-reeler(noun, story, production, cinema)
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reel(noun, story, production, cinema)
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runner(noun, story, production, cinema)
8
short-length film(noun, story, production, cinema)
8
short program(noun, story, production, cinema)
8
short short films(noun, story, production, cinema)
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short shorts(noun, story, production, cinema)
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short subject(noun, story, production, cinema)
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shortie(noun, story, production, cinema)
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filmlet(noun, story, production, cinema)
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