What i am currently putting together is probably gonna hit 30-40minutes, has a whole lot of dialogue with a cast hitting 20+ right now.

yikes.

I always figured a short to be one reel, or less than 20 minutes. A feature to be three or more reels, or over 60 minutes. That leaves a gap in the middle. I can't imagine theaters wanting to play shorts longer than twenty minutes or features less than 60 minutes. Maybe those could be called featurettes.

Michael