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.


Who Do I Come From

My grandfather, John Frank Noyes, is the only person who remembers our family's homestead in Wyoming; he died this winter.

What Do They Want?

A Chicago nanny stumbles upon an existential dilemma while buying Christmas gifts for her charges.

What's in a car?

Lourdes Mello's late husband bought her a Mustang convertible in 1989; the car is badly broken now, but she holds on to it for the memories.

When Will We Lose It?

Between sea level rise and a disappearing coastline it feels inevitable that life as we know it in New Orleans is on a limited run, but how much time do we have?