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.

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Beyond the Tree Line

A lesson on abstinence recorded in a makeshift recording hut in rural Wisconsin.

2008
03:01
Jane Cramer

Birth, Birth, Rebirth

As Tom recovers from a traumatic brain injury, he and his wife welcome newborn twins into the world.

2008
03:00
Chris Sewell

The Big Strike!

When a venerable neighborhood tree is struck down its loss is felt by all the residents on the street, but sometimes nature has its reasons.

2008
02:57
Sarah Bernath

Bells

A guy drifts back to the years he drove around on his bike, when he should be meditating.

2007
03:00
Frank Karall

Bottle Service

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?

Blackbird Pot Pie: Not the Pie Umami Made

2013 People's ShortDoc Award Winner! For some South Jersey residents, "Sing a Song of Sixpence" is more than just a nursery rhyme; it's supper.

The Bitter Journey of a Chicken

A chicken goes on a journey to find his life's destiny and succeeds.

Bittersweet Grief in 3 Courses

Writer Zarina Zabrisky talks about her family's history and how it informed her relationship with food.

2013
02:44
Sayre Quevedo

Bittersweet Courses for Horses

Man's appetite for money may mean the end of three courses for horses.

Boris the Mover

2006 ShortDocs Winner! A crush on a telemarketer results in betrayal.

2006
02:35
Carma Jolly

The Big Meeting

Lorene decides to make real English marmalade for a meeting being held by striking maritime workers in her town.

Barmy Banff Blackout Bingo!

Welcome to Thursday night $1,000 jackpot bingo at The Royal Canadian Legion in the small Rocky Mountain town of Banff, Alberta.

2012
03:01
Alyssa Moxley

Beat Street

An aging drummer takes his love of music - and his dreams of something bigger - to Chicago's Michigan Avenue.

2009
02:58
Chris Sewell

The Big City

For the last 20 years, Sherwin Sleeves has traveled the country, composing "theme songs" for cities across the United States. Inspiration for Chicago's song strikes while he's eating dinner at the Green Mill.