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.

The Road to Umami

The fate of every farm animal, in three parts: life, death, and consumption.

2013
02:57
Carla Green, Vanessa Vyvial and Anthony Abbondanza

Sweet at Sea

A sweet encounter on the Irish Sea, retold at table.

2013
02:51
Sean Mullervy

The Sweetest Love

One new mother explains how her eating habits have changed as she develops her unborn baby's appetite.

2013
03:00
Morgan Davis

The Bitter Taste of Nicotine

My life as a smoker.

2013
02:57
Kay Collins

U-mami My Life

Having a long distance relationship is like having the best yet never satisfying three-course meal over and over again.

The Bitter Taste of Reality

Matthew is like every normal teenager with a hunger for independence, but he faces a few unique challenges.

2013
03:00
Manda Lillie

Sweet, Salty, Umami Love

A candid conversation with a former lover about my appetite for romance, relationships, and love.

2013
03:00
Brian Cauley

A Bitter Betrayal

What happens when you try to order 'the usual' at your neighborhood joint - and can't?

2013
03:03
Jennifer Kirby

My Bitter Self-Discovery

A personal narrative attempting to better understand my relationship with food.

2013
03:00
Henry Cohn-Geltner

A Juicy Trip from Bitter to Savory

A milestone birthday inspires an extreme juice quest.

2013
03:00
Sydney Beveridge

Home Sweet Home

Robert Lipman, a freshman at the University of Chicago who also runs an underground pop-up gourmet restaurant in Hyde Park, discusses the surprising, nearly fatal reason for his insatiable appetite to serve high-end food.