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  "textContent": "Last month, two of the most highly anticipated films – Kane Parsons’ _Backrooms_ and Curry Barker’s _Obsession_ – were horrors. Their other commonality? Both films were the creation of filmmakers who cut their teeth making shorts online.\n\nBarker and Parsons are, of course, not the only filmmakers to have started off making shorts, as the medium has long been a launching pad for those looking to forgehellip;\n\nread more raquo;\n\n\n\n",
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