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On the heels of USA testing a new broadcast model with comedy Playing House, whose Season 2 episodes will debut on-demand before airing in the network, the network’s NBCUniversal cable sibling Esquire is taking that model a step further with new docu-reality series The Short Game. Taking a page from binge…

The Short Game, the first original documentary to be offered on the streaming service, will premiere on Thursday, December 12 at 12:01 AM ET. The 2013 SXSW Audience Award winner follows eight of the most competitive golfers around the globe, all who happen to be under the age of 7, as they train for and compete in the…

Phase 4 Films and Samuel Goldwyn Films will jointly release The Short Game on September 20. Directed by Josh Greenbaum, The Short Game won the SXSW 2013 Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature. It tells the story of eight of the best 7-year-old golfers in the world as they train for and compete in the World…

On the closing day of SXSW 2013, Destin Daniel Cretton’s Short Term 12 added an Audience Award to its Narrative Grand Jury Prize. Kid golfing docu The Short Game nabbed the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature (watch Deadline’s exclusive trailer premiere for the pic here), while the first pick-up of the fest, Ch…

EXCLUSIVE: 1500 youngsters from all over the globe compete each year in the World Championships of Junior Golf. Eight of the pint-sized competitors (including Allan Kournikova, Anna Kournikova’s 7-year-old brother) are the subjects of The Short Game, a SXSW 2013 documentary world premiere. Emmy-winning director Josh…