2016 ShortDocs Challenge: Radio Cinema
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Curious Coyotes
2016 / 03:00
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.
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Where's Abel?
2016 / 03:00
Abel's fate is confirmed by an eyewitness who survived a suicide bombing in Afghanistan.
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The Man in the White Shirt
2016 / 03:00
Many houses are robbed - but how often does someone camp both outside and inside your house waiting for his or her opportunity to pounce?
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Dysfunctional Friendship
2016 / 03:00
In the idyllic first days of college, two friends are startled in their new surroundings.
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Should've Stopped
2016 / 02:59
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.
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Dryden Fringes
2016 / 03:00
A kid in a town in North Ontario on the prowl for something supernatural finds it where he didn't expect to.
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Ant Farm
2016 / 03:00
This nature documentary explores the world of the formicarium or ant farm with expert Claire Craig.
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And Through We Went
2016 / 02:19
A hidden note begins an adventure in a strange house in Logan Square.
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Roger, that!
2016 / 02:43
Roger, produced in multiple dimensions, must struggle with the production of his life and his life production "in space, or anywhere else."
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The Legend of Crazy Woman Creek
2016 / 03:00
The origin story of how Crazy Woman Creek in Wyoming got its name, as told from the perspective of a mountain man named Johnson.
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An Escape to Nature
2016 / 02:45
A city goer escapes the loudness of the city to find peace in nature.
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A Meditation on the Femme Fatale
2016 / 03:00
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.
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Cinnabar
2016 / 03:50
An exploration of an abandoned mercury mine and ghost town, deep in the backcountry.
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Birding 101
2016 / 02:57
This ShortDoc takes a walk in a local cemetery as you hear the typical dialogue between fellow birdwatchers and follow one birder in particular.
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Love Means Never Having To Say You're Coleslaw
2016 / 02:07
A group of Cantabrigians reflect on the weekly potluck that brings them together.
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Cloudy the Pigeon
2016 / 02:59
A story of a pigeon that kept returning to a family's home almost like an omen.
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Her Sweet Laughter
NA / 03:00
John wakes up to find his whole life turned upside down by the woman of his dreams.
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Anxiety
2016 / 02:00
The world is strange outside
I’m a stranger in the landscape
As a bad edition of
Alice in Wonderland -
Paper Plane
2016 / 02:06
Abstract psychodrama collage: Noir cadence through psychological meandering.
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The Disappearance of George
2016 / 03:01
The true story of a disappearance in the NDG neighborhood of Montreal.
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Behind the Tinted Windows
2016 / 03:00
When it comes to modern-day private investigation, there's more than meets the (private) eye.
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Swimmers
2016 / 02:31
A woman pieces together sonic memories and her sense of belonging through swimming.
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The Fringe Door
2016 / 03:00
A meditation on the paradox of connection/disconnection, explored through the eyes, words and minds of two strangers - one in Tokyo and one in Rome.
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The Drumming Trip
2016 / 03:00
A famous Romanian music therapist invites his clients deep into the wild where they express their most intimate feelings in a very original way.
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Tornado Warning
2016 / 02:58
A woman and dog hide out from a storm in her mother's strange basement.
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Bottle Service
2016 / 03:00
Steve the bellhop knows the champagne goes to someone's room on the third floor, but in this hotel of mystery the question remains: who ordered the bubbly?
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He Gets His Girl
2016 / 02:55
Barbara & Jim fell in love, got married, and began building their life together, but things didn't turn out exactly as planned.
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Effie and Nick Document Their Neighborhood Park
2016 / 02:48
Effie and Nick document their neighborhood park, Prospect Park in Brooklyn and Balboa Park in San Diego, respectively.
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Tracy's Lost & Found
2016 / 03:00
When a strange item is left behind in a motel room, a lost & found coordinator is forced to confront her own life's meaning.
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A Saxophone in the Woods
2016 / 02:45
You don't expect to hear a saxophone walking through the woods, and the encores are unlikely to happen.
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A Series of Deaths in the Octopus Level
2016 / 02:22
This is an adventure that was recorded outside, inside and in-games.
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Fish Out of water
2016 / 02:59
An Inuit artist on the ritual that connects him with the childhood he lost, and a culture he longs to remember.
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One Noir Moment
2016 / 02:18
The story of a relationship with reference to our relationship to the planet.
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The Chronicle of a Goodbye Foretold
2016 / 03:02
Harry tells us his chronicle of a foretold goodbye.
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Party of Special Things to Do
2016 / 03:00
A bland, unremarkable, "yes" man goes along with everything and doesn't question social customs.
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Too Many Miles
2016 / 02:33
What if Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” were re-imagined as a film?
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All Saints Bait and Rifle
2016 / 02:24
Hubert copes with depression in a culture of guns: A radio poem.
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It's Coming
2016 / 02:03
Something is coming for a man struggling to survive - is it Spring, Redemption, Revenge or Death?
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2000 Messages
2016 / 02:58
Robbie, a former lighthouse keeper in Guernsey, thinks he sent as many as 2000 messages out to sea over the years - with some interesting results.
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Chewed-Up Justice
2016 / 02:59
A young man's gritty investigation of a crime that hit his snack drawer.
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Truck Stop Transformation
2016 / 03:00
At the World's Largest Truck Stop in Walcott, Iowa, nothing is simply what it is.
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From a Distance
2016 / 03:00
Standing where she always wanted to be, a woman on the moon looks at life from a distance.
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Hey Guys, I'm Sorry
2016 / 03:00
A YouTube make-up star who suffers from anxiety finds love in an unlikely place.
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Before You Tell Him
2016 / 02:43
A woman receives unexpected news and wonders how her boyfriend will react.
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Bad Year for Stegs
2016 / 03:00
A young woman seeks shelter from the annual summer influx of Stegosauri.
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What Is It Like?
2016 / 02:59
A look at invisibility, silhouettes, and humanity through a kaleidoscope.
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ragazzo incontra ragazzo
2016 / 03:00
A chance encounter brings together an American and Italian boy, not knowing when they'll ever meet again.
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One Insomnia To Go, Please!
2016 / 02:37
After a sleepless night, a strong coffee and a walk lead to an unexpected realization.
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Seeing Heat
2016 / 02:59
The first human with heat-vision talks candidly of her experience, the surgeon explains the science while she's under the knife.
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By the Deer's Trail
2016 / 03:00
An existential monologue of a deer along a journey that happens to be his last one.
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The Noble Gazer
2016 / 02:59
My dad stares out the window a lot at work - for a while I thought he was being lazy but I don't think he is anymore.
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Fembot
2016 / 02:59
Hear the inner thoughts of Fembot – your ideal, socially-constructed long-distance girlfriend!
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I Will Find You
2016 / 02:29
He was in danger but he had someone whom he can trust, who were wandering in her memories to find the traces of him.
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All I Need Now
2016 / 02:42
A dead friend lives on, thanks to spammers and a willingness to believe in possibility.
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The Hadal Zone
2016 / 03:01
Two obnoxious city boys take the Giant Squid Safari in the Sea of Japan and end up in deep trouble.
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Dear Face at Deer Lake with Deer People
2016 / 02:56
A story about deer, a wonderful lake, internet privacy and who is the deer.
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Love after Life
2016 / 03:08
The story of how love can transgress through all realms of life and death.
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I dream of rattlesnakes
2016 / 03:00
A contemplation of the return of rattlesnakes to Massachusetts.
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Green Goats
2016 / 02:57
Larry and Ann Cihanek recount the history of their Rhinebeck, NY-based weed control business, Green Goats, which sends friendly goats to parks across the northeast to destroy invasive plants by simply eating them.
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Under Hell Gate
2016 / 03:02
When humanity vanishes, Hell Gate will be the last bridge standing in New York City; until then, it watches and waits.
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Two Libraries
2016 / 03:00
A quiet eavesdropper gets more than he bargained for at the public library.
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Stolen Threads
2016 / 03:00
An A.I. detective intercepts emails from a young TV journalist, and attempts to rescue her from the clutches of Big Data.
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The Commute
2016 / 02:47
As she takes the train home from Penn Station, one anonymous woman gets an uncomfortable surprise.
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Life Drive
2016 / 03:00
In 1961 during the fascist regime in Portugal, a group of political prisoners escape from a fortress prison in a bullet proof Chrysler Imperial - the car that belonged to the dictator himself.
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The Trophy
2016 / 03:03
A man returns, victorious, from the hunt. Curious onlookers react to the killing. But they're not all looking at the same animal.
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Badlands
2016 / 03:00
A paddle down the Red Deer River in Canada's Badlands leads to a reflection on past worlds and the mysteries nature keeps from us.
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The Nature of Engagement
2016 / 03:00
A thought experiment and an anecdote come together to illuminate the challenges of cross-cultural engagement, particularly in conservation work.
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One Way
2016 / 03:01
A woman in a hurry seeks refuge from a storm and finds something in common with the motel attendant.
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Wake Up/Spring Strut
2016 / 03:00
Springtime teases awake a hibernating soul in order to experience it's holy wonders.
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