short subject

American  

noun

Movies.

1. a short film, as a documentary or travelogue, shown as part of a program with a feature-length film.

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short subject British  

noun

1. a short film, esp one presented between screenings of a feature film

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Etymology

Origin of short subject

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

The five films nominated for the documentary short subject Oscar, in the words of the poet, hit you hard and soft.

From Los Angeles Times

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for best animated short subject.

From New York Times

Documentary short subject “The ABCs of Book Banning”

From Los Angeles Times

He spent nine years as a rabbi but moonlighted as a film salesman and wound up producing nearly 60, most of them short subjects but two of them Hitchcocks.

From Los Angeles Times

Though it didn’t win the Oscar it was nominated for — best documentary short subject — it’s well worth the half-hour it takes to watch the film “When We Were Bullies” on HBO or HBO Max.

From Los Angeles Times