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.
Not So Sweet on New School Lunch
Michelle Obama's new school lunch program gets sour reviews from Paonia High School students.
- 2013
- 02:39
- Ali Lightfoot
- Azure Eller
Beer & Food, Neil & Eric: Two Sweet Pairings
An underground supper club pairs beers with dinners, served in a Mission District apartment kitchen in San Francisco.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Alison Byrne
The Sweet Taste of Second Street
Three courses of the Second Street Market at the University of Dayton - the market, the consumers and the producers.
- 2013
- 02:40
- Torie Schumacher
Bitter Starts, Savory Endings
An exploration of identity through food experiences.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Ricardo Marinez
There's No Saccharine in this Sweet School
Follow Sierra on her progressive college journey as she realizes that finding the right college is as difficult as Goldilocks finding the right bowl of porridge.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Sierra Ponthier
Sweet Jesus
A mission for lamb leads to an awkward encounter with an affluent neighbor - and Jesus is to blame.
- 2013
- 03:21
- Nicole and Mark Jolly
Salty Snails For Christmas
People are shocked when we tell them snails are delicious.
- 2013
- 02:19
- Suzanne El-Cheikh
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.
- 2013
- 02:53
- Mary T. Diorio Schilling
Sweet Taste of Shelbyville
One small town's claim of fame is a local bakery whose pastries have created a strong tradition.
- 2013
- 03:07
- Gabrielle Reed
Umami Love
A girl with a voracious appetite for chefs samples a taste of true love.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Belinda Lopez
Sweet Treats for Romy
For Romy Klecker, who spent her childhood in the GDR, sweet food was scarce, but in 1989 when the wall fell, a whole new world of treats opened up to her.
- 2013
- 02:57
- Jennifer Collins and Tam Eastley
Sweeter Memories
The story of a young man who has an appetite for adventure and tries to leave home as fast as he can.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Kurt Santana
Sweet Chlorine
Julia Campbell needs to swim, like most people need to eat.
- 2013
- 02:53
- Jessica Campbell
My Mom, the Sweet Tomato
The one thing I still need from my mom.
- 2013
- 02:52
- Morgan Dusatko
Anatomy of a Sweet
An expert baker attempts to conquer her greatest fear: funfetti.
- 2013
- 02:56
- Hannah Krakauer
Sweet as Pie
A true story: when we bought the crack house, we got more than we'd bargained for.
- 2013
- 02:58
- Elizabeth Friend
Bitter Sweet
Recorded in one take, with only minor effects added.
- 2013
- 02:57
- Youssef Azmy
The Umami Canon
Reflections on food for thought.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Casey Miner
Sweet Smell O' Mine
The story of how anosmia (lack of a sense of smell) affects my appetite.
- 2013
- 02:23
- Pauline Dunne
The Sweet and Sour Craving for Risk
Risk presented in three different courses: 1) Craving 2) We Can't Help It 3) Living Life to the Fullest.
- 2013
- 03:02
- Evie Salomon
Taste of Bitter Love
Coffee roaster Hans-Erik discusses taste associations and developing a taste vocabulary.
- 2013
- 02:35
- Michael James Lewis
Appetite for Home: Bitter-Sweet Memories of Learning to Cook & Eat in America
Longtime New Yorkers recall family cooking traditions and foods from home that have been lost to immigration.
- 2013
- 02:52
- Anne Noyes Saini
Bitter Sweet Beginnings
Faced with their impending graduation, three Duke seniors reminisce about their freshman days and remember how a unique community was created around food.
- 2013
- 02:58
- Dillon Buckner
Umami in the Dark
Hungry for the unknown, a New York City couple experiences their first taste of umami.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Amelia Parenteau
Umami (or Oooh-Mommy); The Mother of All Appetites
We all start out with one appetite, the appetite for our mother's breastmilk.
- 2013
- 02:57
- Sukey Lewis