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.

Two Libraries

A quiet eavesdropper gets more than he bargained for at the public library.

A Meditation on the Femme Fatale

This piece presents two powerful women: the original femme fatale, Lady Macbeth, and presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, to meditate on society's fixation with the archetype in both fiction and real life.

The Legend of Crazy Woman Creek

The origin story of how Crazy Woman Creek in Wyoming got its name, as told from the perspective of a mountain man named Johnson.

  • 2016
  • 03:00

Roger, that!

Roger, produced in multiple dimensions, must struggle with the production of his life and his life production "in space, or anywhere else."

Ant Farm

This nature documentary explores the world of the formicarium or ant farm with expert Claire Craig.

CRASH

A true story of an irresponsible night out in London many years ago.

Dryden Fringes

A kid in a town in North Ontario on the prowl for something supernatural finds it where he didn't expect to.

Should've Stopped

A ghastly scene takes a hardboiled detective by surprise, but something even more unexpected lurks in the shadows of deception that hang heavy in this picturesque suburban home.

Birding 101

This ShortDoc takes a walk in a local cemetery as you hear the typical dialogue between fellow birdwatchers and follow one birder in particular.

The Man in the White Shirt

Many houses are robbed - but how often does someone camp both outside and inside your house waiting for his or her opportunity to pounce?

Where's Abel?

Abel's fate is confirmed by an eyewitness who survived a suicide bombing in Afghanistan.

Static

A man wakes up caught in the memory of a movie he watched the night before.

Curious Coyotes

During his hitchhiking trip across Canada, Nate sets up his tent in a forest next to the highway, and the glow of a distant street light lulls him to sleep... but he is soon awakened by a pack of curious locals.