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 Woman in the Tree

Here's a story along the theme of "ephemera" - things that were not built to be around for long.

2008
02:59
Kathryn Born

Why Question the Facts?

A tired teen talks in the second worst recording device he has.

2008
03:00
Shaun D. Wilson

When Condos Travel

This piece explores what happens when trailers want to stay put, but condos travel -- removing Austin residents and their beloved trees.

2008
02:48
Sara Robberson

What Do You Need to Know?

The bread guys pay a visit to a busy Brooklyn deli.

2015
03:00
Ilya Marritz

What Do You Want?

It's hard to think of anything that will last forever.

2007
02:58
Julia Grant

The Wishing Bell

A brother and sister fight over the gifts they receive from their father.

2007
03:17
Max Barry

What makes a good marriage?

2015 ShortDocs Winner! My grandparents, now in their 90s and married for nearly 70 years, tell me about when they met and give their advice on a long and happy marriage.

2015
02:59
Olivia Humphreys

What happened when you caught a toadfish?

Liam tells Sam about his adventures on a trip to Bali and Sri Lanka.

Whitey's Rules

Residents of a quiet Santa Monica apartment building remember their neighbor, Charlie -- also known as notorious Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger -- in this darkly comic piece.