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.
Remembering Our Sweet Food Pain
Multimedia letters on memories of food pain.
- 2013
- 02:38
- Ellie Gordon-Moershel
The Sweet Taste of Imagination
You can eat a sumptuous three-course meal when you're sick if you use a little bit of imagination.
- 2013
- 02:36
- Nacha Raman
Bitter Destruction, Sweet Return
Six people working at restaurants near the Boston Marathon explosions share their experiences as they re-open their doors to customers hungry for the city to return to normal.
- 2013
- 02:59
- Emily Files
Julia and the Bag of Sweet Buns
Broadcaster Marion Kane travels to Julia Child's home to join her for breakfast.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Marion Kane
My Cheesecake, My Sweet Self
As a teenager, Marion Kane wanted nothing more than to fit in with her peers.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Marion Kane
Sweet Julia
Marion Kane explores what awakened Julia Child's passion for food and sparked her celebrity as a chef.
- 2013
- 03:01
- Marion Kane
The Bittersweetness of God's Love (1)
Chuck Piekarski, Baker at God's Love We Deliver in New York, came to his job after experiencing a personal tragedy -- and now he's giving back.
- 2013
- 02:50
- Eric Winick
The Bittersweetness of God's Love (2)
Lisa Zullig and her team of dietitians at God's Love We Deliver provide nutritional assistance to a diverse clientele around the metro-New York City area.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Eric Winick
The Bittersweetness of God's Love (3)
Karen Pearl, CEO of God's Love We Deliver, explains the mission of the organization, and Hassan Mazyan Jr., a client, describes its impact on his life.
- 2013
- 02:59
- Eric Winick
The Sour Taste of Potlucks
My mom and I don't agree on much, but we can agree on one thing - potlucks are the pits.
- 2013
- 02:57
- Lauren Ober
Salt in the Air
The prairie is hard to find and harder to lose.
- 2013
- 03:01
- Megan Clark
Dear Sweet Mike Levey
An ode to the late great infomercial host and to the realization that we all hunger for something.
- 2013
- 02:59
- Heather Kitching
Essen, My Sweet
A visit to a Jewish assisted living facility to record memories of what people hunger for over the courses of their lives.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Deena Prichep and Joanna Stein
Salty Ceebu Jen
Ceebu Jen, a traditional dish in the West African country of Senegal, is not as simple to make as it might seem.
- 2013
- 02:27
- Jeff Tyson
Sweet and Low-Down in My House
A documentary story of hating, loving, wanting and making sound.
- 2013
- 02:58
- Elena Guobyte
Bittersweet Courses for Horses
Man's appetite for money may mean the end of three courses for horses.
- 2013
- 03:01
- Eurydice Aroney
- Tom Morton
My Umami Gas Mask
2013 ShortDocs Winner! A bleak future with nothing good to eat... except your gas mask.
- 2013
- 02:58
- Sam Agee
The Low, Slow 'n' Sweet Times of Clyde Biggins
Clyde Biggins lost everything, but now he's back to reclaim his spot among barbecue legends.
- 2013
- 03:05
- Carol Shih
- David Chong
A Sweet Journey Around the World
Get a taste of sweetness of three desserts from three different continenets around the world.
- 2013
- 01:56
- Sarah Saad
Life With Cows is Sweet
Three quick angles of life in the cattle business.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Sarah Kmon
Diana and the Bacon: a Chef's Last Salty Cravings
A dying French chef's insatiable appetites.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Thalia Gigerenzer
The Bitter, Sweet Taste of Life
Three chapters about different cravings of life told by three different people.
- 2013
- 02:48
- Shahd Saleh
A Bitter Sweet Horse Tale
A horse adventure in 3 courses.
- 2013
- 03:04
- Angela Shackel
Me, Myself and Umami
When it comes to appetite, our bodies can have several personalities and each part wants its say.
- 2013
- 03:02
- Sharlene Newman
The Farm-Fresh Egg: A Sweet Return
The locavore movement is sweeping the nation - and cookbook author Jennifer Thompson and a farmers market vendor explain why fresh eggs are the best eggs.
- 2013
- 02:58
- Casey Kuhn