short subject

noun

Definition of short subject

: a brief often documentary or educational film

Recent Examples of short subject from the Web

After an entry gallery where an introductory short subject on pharaonic Egypt is projected onto a 180-degree screen, gold-colored doors open automatically (think crowd control), allowing entry into the first of nine galleries.

— christopher knight, latimes.com, "How good is the King Tut exhibition? An art critic weighs in," 29 Mar. 2018
The film festival features 216 feature films, 253 short subject films (including virtual reality films) from 72 countries at Tower City and other locations.

— mark rapp, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Silver listings for April 13-20: "Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut" at Cleveland Cinemas' Capitol Theatre & More," 12 Apr. 2018
The film festival features 215 feature films, 253 short subject films and 10 virtual reality films from 72 countries at Tower City and other locations.

— mark rapp, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Silver listings for March 30-April 5: "The Good Dinosaur" at French Creek Cinema & More," 29 Mar. 2018
Their schtick while presenting the award for best documentary short subject went viral and had some fans hoping the pair would team up again.

— lisa respers france, CNN, "Tiffany Haddish would host the Oscars under one condition," 13 Mar. 2018
Last month, however the short film took home an Annie, an animation-specific award, for best animated short subject.

— nick vadala, Philly.com, "Kobe Bryant wins Academy Award for best animated short," 4 Mar. 2018
Knife Skills, which follows the inaugural class and opening of EDWINS, just landed on the short list of contenders in the documentary short subject category for the 90th Academy Awards.

— NBC News, "From behind bars to the James Beard House," 10 Dec. 2017
After winning one Oscar for a documentary short subject, The White Helmets, in February, Netflix has raised its odds this year with The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), Mudbound and Kodachrome.

— andrea mandell, USA TODAY, "With solid praise, Angelina Jolie's passion project hits Netflix," 14 Sep. 2017

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