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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The Great Tree Strike of 1934
A record of one of the most significant cultural events of New Zealand's forgotten history.
- 2008
- 03:00
- Shaun D. Wilson
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Government! Hold My Hand . . .
A satirical collision of Indiana history and standardized testing.
- 2008
- 03:00
- Zachary Baiel
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Gifts
Two life-long bachelors kvetch over the phone.
- 2007
- 03:13
- Firestone Mulvaney
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Good Luck Bestows Upon You. You Will Get What Your Heart Desires.
Grandma Phyllis reads me her fortune.
- 2008
- 02:39
- Andrea Silenzi
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Govern the Ganglia
A found poem -- all text from chosen books.
- 2008
- 02:55
- Ken Cormier
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The Golden Mug Award
The coveted golden mug award is given to an actor or actress for their portrayal of an independent woman in history.
- 2007
- 02:30
- David Weinberg
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Re:sound #38: The Games Show
This hour: tongue twisters, brain teasers, cheaters, and one of the worst high school football teams of all time.
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Glass, Not Glitter
2012 ShortDocs Winner! Neighbors of the Murrah Federal building recall the 1995 bombing that altered the life and culture of Oklahoma City.
- 2012
- 02:54
- Abby Wendle
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The Good Citizen's Control of Body and Mind
A mad professor attempts to bring a cadaver to life.
- 2008
- 02:52
- Aliza Simons
- Sara Vogel
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Gray Day Gin and Juice
A former suburbanite shares a pint of gin and juice on her front porch with her new neighbor in the city.
- 2012
- 02:59
- Carol Narigon
- Will Davis
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The Gray Area
After a grueling 35 min dance entitled "Little Mortal Jump" by Alejandro Cerrudo, resident choreographer of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, dancers Kevin Shannon and Alice Klock reflect on not only their young love duet but the thoughts that cross their mind after the lights have gone out.
- 2012
- 03:00
- Luke Kyp-Johnson
- Quinlan Kyp-Johnson
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Greens at Gloria's
Gloria's Kitchen feeds the neighborhood.
- 2012
- 02:43
- Annie Gilbertson
- Lauren Cioffi
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(Gold)en Age of the Newspaper Business
Experience the almost-lost memories of a team of journalists from St. Catharines, Ontario.
- 2012
- 03:00
- Charles Ketchabaw
- Lisa Marie DiLiberto
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Green Goats
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.
- 2016
- 02:57
- Stephanie Coleman
- Anna Cassell
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Galactic Gala
What does an alien prom sound like?
- 2016
- 02:35
- Sienna Barstow
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Gobble Gobble
A new kind of resolution to Thanksgiving conflict.
- 2006
- 02:34
- Jane Cramer
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Good Behavior
A man, a car and freedom . . . or so he thinks.
- 2006
- 02:30
- Jack Jackson
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Gone Mousin'
In the Last Frontier, sometimes it isn't "Go Fish," it's "Go Mouse."
- 2007
- 02:59
- Rebecca Sheir
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The Gulf
How can we make sense of the communication and resource problems identified long before Hurricane Katrina that led to such tragic consequences for many residents of New Orleans?
- 2006
- 02:30
- Christine McKenna
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The Good, the Bad & the Umami: If your life was a food dish...
A proverbial potluck of the soul is prepared by asking local Arcata artists, "If your life was a food dish what would it be?"
- 2013
- 03:00
- Isaac Bluefoot
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Girls in Purple, Playing Rugby
It's about girls who dare be who they really are.
- 2012
- 0
- Cindy Huang
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Game, Set and Tennis Whites
Jo's boys love living on Elliswick Road because of the Tennis Club on the corner, where neighbor Veronica does her bit to help keep things running smoothly.
- 2012
- 03:00
- Jo Coleman
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Grey Skies and Packed Basements
A Canadian arrives in London to find herself living with a Swiss Italian and a Brit who have some quirky secrets; after one week she learns more about what her new neighbours are like.
- 2012
- 02:58
- Britt Wray
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Green Fingers Gather
"Reflections on gardening, allotments, and community in a Garden Sunday event at Plot 22 - a nature space, allotment garden, meeting circle, and learning resource."
- 2012
- 03:00
- Vaska Trajkovska
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The Green Door to the Future
In a corner of Santa Monica, CA, the Village Trailer Park and its residents face an uncertain future.
- 2012
- 03:00
- Will Coley