I saw this Canadian documentary at a Seattle film festival in 1978.  It had a scene in it so funny that they had to delay the next film for fifteen minutes until the laughter died down.  And then they had to stop the film festival at least twice when people remembered the funny part and burst out laughing during serious films. It won't spoil it to tell you the scene because it has to be seen to be believed.  It involves the vet wearing a rubber glove all the way up to his armpit trying to remove an intestinal blockage from a cow.  The cow gets loose and gallops across the prairie with the vet as a reluctant trailing appendage.  You can just imagine the insurance agent asking the vet, "Tell me again how you broke your arm in 14 places?"

The documentary is a form of non-fiction storytelling that aims to present factual information, insights, and perspectives on real-world subjects, events, issues, or people. Documentaries can cover a wide range of topics, including history, science, culture, social issues, nature, biographies, and more.

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The short form refers to creative works characterized by their brevity and concise storytelling. Unlike full-length feature films, short films have a running time of less than 45 minutes, while TV shorts have a running time of less than 22 minutes.

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