ShortDocs
Discover hundreds of short audio gems produced in response to a prompt from Third Coast for the ShortDocs Competition, hosted between 2003 and 2016. Each year ushered in a new set of rules, new creative partners, and ever-more magical results.
Sex Toy Graveyard
Burying your past never felt so good.
- 2016
- 02:42
- Kristina Loring
Sister Christy
A brother reflects on his turbulent relationship with sister after hearing a phone message.
- 2006
- 02:30
- Jody Melto
Suite for a Salty Standard
My neighbor Ellen swings a classic (from the I Hate to Cook Book, circa 1960.)
- 2013
- 02:59
- Stephanie Rowden
Sweet In Action
When we feel bad we often make ourselves feel worse when better is so much easier than we think.
- 2013
- 02:41
- AnnMarie Miller
Sweet, Sweet Victory
A regular at Victory's Banner restaurant in Roscoe Village, Marge Stumpf doesn't show up one day.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Logan Jaffe
The Sour Taste of Potlucks
My mom and I don't agree on much, but we can agree on one thing - potlucks are the pits.
- 2013
- 02:57
- Lauren Ober
Salt in the Air
The prairie is hard to find and harder to lose.
- 2013
- 03:01
- Megan Clark
Salty Ceebu Jen
Ceebu Jen, a traditional dish in the West African country of Senegal, is not as simple to make as it might seem.
- 2013
- 02:27
- Jeff Tyson
Sweet and Low-Down in My House
A documentary story of hating, loving, wanting and making sound.
- 2013
- 02:58
- Elena Guobyte
Sweet Ratio(n)
As he pursued a pro cycling career, the formula that helped J also hurt him, too.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Sarah Lu
Smells like Umami: I Can't Quite Put My Finger On It
Alex Lane subjects himself to a five alarm chili shock treatment in an effort to resurrect the olfactory system that he's never known.
- 2013
- 02:53
- Bec Feldhaus & Shelly Baskin
Sweet Chili Baby
A talk with Amos and Ruth in their kitchen as they share their excitement for food and speculate on how it will be passed on to the next generation.
- 2013
- 02:50
- Dea Cisar
The Sweet Tweet Suite
When your appetite is for nature and for unusual sounds then you have to go on the odd adventure...
- 2013
- 02:59
- Geoff McQueen
Sour Stomach: Where's the Bathroom?
IBS is gross, funny and crappy (pun intended) to live with and it tries to dictate my life.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Kristofor Husted
Salty Relocation
Chronicling my love for snacks amidst my relocation from the U.S. to Cairo, Egypt.
- 2013
- 02:05
- Kim Fox
Savoring the Salty Ritual
Marinating in the kitchen.
- 2013
- 02:59
- Sara Curtis
Sounds Tasty, Salty Too
Bartleby's appetite for fun sets he and his brother Artemus on their way for their smallest adventure yet, into the game room for an unexpectedly flavorful time.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Isaac Bluefoot
Sweet at Sea
A sweet encounter on the Irish Sea, retold at table.
- 2013
- 02:51
- Sean Mullervy
The Sweetest Love
One new mother explains how her eating habits have changed as she develops her unborn baby's appetite.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Morgan Davis
Sweet Julia
Marion Kane explores what awakened Julia Child's passion for food and sparked her celebrity as a chef.
- 2013
- 03:01
- Marion Kane
The Soul is Bittersweet
The Hare Krishna Temple offers a free meal, in the hopes that those who visit will leave with a satisfied appetite; physically, mentally, and spiritually.
- 2013
- 02:55
- Erin Connolly
Sweet Dreaming Orchid
You will see things you never even dreamed were there - or how an appetite for orchids is edifying.
- 2013
- 03:01
- Rosy Rickett
Sweet as Pie
A true story: when we bought the crack house, we got more than we'd bargained for.
- 2013
- 02:58
- Elizabeth Friend
The Sweet and Sour Craving for Risk
Risk presented in three different courses: 1) Craving 2) We Can't Help It 3) Living Life to the Fullest.
- 2013
- 03:02
- Evie Salomon
Sweeter Memories
The story of a young man who has an appetite for adventure and tries to leave home as fast as he can.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Kurt Santana