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short film funding

A slang term for movies, like Whiplash (2014), that struggle to secure substantial funding and are often created as short films to be submitted to film festivals first, aiming to gain recognition and support for full-length productions.
After years of pitching, my script ended up as a short film funding project—guess I’m in the short film game like those filmmakers behind Whiplash!
by Emotional Cruiser August 9, 2025
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1ml short of an inch

“1 ml short of an inch” is essentially a joke. Mixing millilitres (volume) with inches (length) gives this idiom an absurd, confused and humorous edge.

Close, but not quite there.

Almost there.

Someone who’s slightly off in thinking, in a funny or endearing way.

Someone that’s pulling the wool over your eyes.

Close but no cigar.

If you had brains you’d be dangerous.

If your balls weren’t in a bag you’d lose them.

It’s about almost having the full picture but missing the key piece that reveals the trick.

The swapped measurements between imperial and metric systems creates a sense of not only being short, but also being mismatched or confused in the attempt.
I followed the recipe exactly, except I swapped sugar to salt. Turns out I was 1ml short of an inch
by Feetnwojo August 9, 2025
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Short Shack

The shortest man on earth, also known as Aarnav Sharma. He is approximately 0.00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 nanometres in height. He is very hard to spot, but you always know when he is nearby due to the squeaky sound of his voice
Oh my goodness, I can almost see short shack
by Dadinky September 11, 2025
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Short Bus Caliphate

The short bus caliphate is a sunni islamic terror group that started in egypt by they're caliph Wilma Diqfiet in 1983 after being inspired by the islamic revolution, the sbc has networks in haiti, portugal, egypt (main headquarters), turkey, russia (former chechnya), and now has started a campaign in ukraine after the war started to build they're own country The aproximate number of their members are unknown However their activity has been steadly increasing over the decades
by Niggergoy September 13, 2025
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by .6.9.7.6.ArimorylulA.8.3.0.5. September 13, 2025
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National Step on your short friends feet Day is on October 14th. Feel free to step all over your short friends feet for a whole day without getting in trouble. If they are shorter than you, they count. Have fun! 😈
Short Friend: OWWW WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT
You: It’s National step on your short friends feet Day! Be prepared
by thispersonwashere October 10, 2025
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Nice people who are very wealthy but are very friendly and not pretentious.
"They're on a serious pay packet but they're a pretty penny not short of a daffodil!"
by Xbexster October 10, 2025
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