Announcing the winners of the 2018 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Competition!
Announicing the winners of the 2018 Third Coast/RHDF Competition!
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Counted: An Oakland Story
During 2017, a team of Snap Judgment producers followed every homicide in Oakland, CA for the entire year. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Documentary: Gold Award.
- 2018
- 56:30
- Adizah Eghan
- Anna Sussman
- Shaina Shealy
- Jonathan Jones
Man Choubam (I am good)
Sharon is a weirdo and refuses to conform to cultural standards. Her mom does not approve. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Documentary: Silver Award
- 2017
- 39:57
- Sharon Mashihi
John Thompson vs. American Justice
When police showed up to question John Thompson, he was worried that he had sold drugs to an undercover cop. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Documentary: Bronze Award.
- 2018
- 49:14
- Andrew Marantz
- Sarah Lustbader
- Katherine Wells
Ear Hustle: Dirty Water
Ear Hustle is a unique creative partnership between Earlonne Woods, who is incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, and outside collaborator Nigel Poor. Together, along with other men at the prison, they produce stories about daily life behind the walls. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Documentary: Honorable Mention Award.
- 2018
- 36:12
- Earlonne Woods
- Nigel Poor
Uncounted Civilian Casualties in Iraq
The American-led battle against the Islamic State has been hailed as the most precise air campaign in history. But its airstrikes have killed far more Iraqi civilians than anyone has acknowledged. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Documentary: Honorable Mention Award.
- 2017
- 49:19
- Annie Brown
Summer Rain
To have and to lose control. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Documentary: Foreign Language Award.
- 2017
- 03:00
- Nanna Hauge Kristensen
Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo
Where is Cleo? It’s a mystery her family has been trying to unravel for decades after the young Cree girl was apprehended by child welfare workers in Saskatchewan, Canada in the 1970’s. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best Serialized Story Award.
Espera / Wait
Two lovers share an intimate conversation on the eve of their breakup, exploring loneliness and intimacy. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Directors' Choice Award Award.
- 2019
- 13:16
- Sayre Quevedo
God + The Gays
In her first radio piece, Phoebe visits Christians from her past and tries to understand whether queer people and homophobic Christians can have meaningful relationships. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best New Artist Award.
- 2019
- 30:54
- Phoebe Wang
Hidden Problems of Silicon Valley
Since its founding 15 years ago, Tesla has become one of the most valuable car companies in the country. Tesla is worth tens of billions of dollars, and its all-electric cars have achieved cult status among enthusiasts. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Radio Impact Award.
- 2018
- 18:44
- Will Evans
- Alyssa Jeong Perry
Host's Fat
Meat podcast’s host Jonathan Zenti is an overweight man (technically “obese"). Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Skylarking Award.
- 2017
- 38:49
- Jonathan Zenti
Overnight in the E.R.
For most of the past decade, if a child or teenager got shot in Miami–Dade County, they would be taken to one place: the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Winner of the TC/RHDF 2018 Best News Feature Award
- 2019
- 09:10
- Sammy Mack