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.
When I Couldn't Sleep
A prisoner of an antebellum asylum express his horror in a letter to his sister.
- 2015
- 02:42
- Cynthia Morrison
What Do They Want?
A Chicago nanny stumbles upon an existential dilemma while buying Christmas gifts for her charges.
- 2015
- 02:30
- Jake J. Smith
Who Would End It?
A brother & sister discuss euthanasia.
- 2015
- 02:36
- E. Nakano
What's up with the house next door?
A tale of growing up in Uptown.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Quin J. McCarthy
Where's The Amstel Heavy?
In a domestic sea of Amstel Light, Where's the Amstel Heavy?
- 2015
- 02:59
- Laine Kaplan-Levenson
What made him do something different?
A teacher on the first day of the job encounters an 8th grader with a swastika tattoo.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Jessica Cheung
What happened when you caught a toadfish?
Liam tells Sam about his adventures on a trip to Bali and Sri Lanka.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Liam Romer
- Sam Wemmer
- Todd Wemmer
Why You Should Interview Your Girlfriend
Prudence finds her Beau cheating on her.
- 2015
- 02:54
- Cynthia Morrison
What's It Like Inside Your Head?
This dreamy short doc considers people's inner worlds, and asks whether we even have total access to our own.
- 2015
- 03:03
- Annie Costakis
- Katie Gilbert
What Minnie Mouse Knows
My aunt, Debby Wurster, is making the most of her retirement.
- 2015
- 02:58
- Katie Klocksin
Where do I find you now?
2015 People's ShortDoc Award Winner! An intimate conversation with Studs about the edges of life and death.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Sara Curtis
Why Did You Come Here?
A bike lesson adventure.
- 2015
- 02:47
- Sydney Beveridge
Who's Bayview's Last Saint?
Times are changing and some people lament this.
- 2015
- 02:42
- Todd Whitney
Why were you in a wheelbarrow?
A night of regrets.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Miles Martignoni
Why did leaving the armed forces nearly kill you?
Leaving the armed forces had serious consequences for Paul Boucher's health.
- 2015
- 03:01
- Andy Parnell
What's The Worst Pain You've Ever Experienced?
Irukandji; an invisible, thumbnail sized jellyfish whose sting causes unimaginable pain.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Joel Werner
Why Mr. SKREEJEE?
An interview concerning a tale of trial and tribulation from the heart of Mr.SKREEJEE – a half-dog, half-gorilla, half human member of a fictitious landmine lookout patrol.
- 2015
- 02:35
- Joseph Amodei
What Kind of Relationship Did You Have With Your Dad?
A mother shares the unusual way she came to learn her father loved her.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Alexis Stember
What if we gave heroes hot chocolate?
Eight-year-old Lydia was a customer in a jewelry store when robbers stormed the counter.
- 2015
- 02:19
- Barbara Dundon
Why is the siren still singing?
An evocative documentary about the sound and history of the foghorn at Lizard Point in Cornwall, UK.
- 2015
- 02:30
- Ellen Wiles
Why hasn't anyone let the cat out of the bag?
Animals often have amazing life stories, but no one can hear them because they can't talk.
- 2015
- 02:59
- Rose McBride
Who Drank From That Cup?
Does a guy at Antique Roadshow have The Holy Grail?
- 2015
- 02:34
- Brian Price & Jerry Stearns
What happens when a horn and dog get together?
An unexpected jam session with a dog and an alto saxophone.
- 2015
- 02:27
- Elisa Shoenberger
What Makes A Bird Shape Your Life
Richard Browne speaks about his life and passion as a falconer.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Steven Ahlman
When Women Go Gray or Dye
Women contemplate and celebrate the choice to let their hair go gray.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Nancy Camden