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.

What can I do now that they've chopped me up little by little?

Carlos Cardenas finds hope after losing a leg to diabetes.

What Makes a Good Wife?

According to Tía Nora, things have changed since the 1950s.

2015
02:58
Erin Leyson

What Should I Get?

Megan Williams talks to a Jewish vendor who sells Catholic objects in Rome.

2015
03:00
Megan Williams

When in doubt?

How to survive your first parachute jump.

2015
02:39
Elizabeth Friend

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.

2015
03:00
Lily Doron

What happens when a statistic becomes your life?

Over 44 million people live with dementia worldwide, but it is not until it affects you directly that you realise the impact the disease can have on your life.

2015
02:29
Cristina Parry

Where did they ghost?

The story of “ghost” through interviews, films, music and instructional videos.

2015
02:55
Adriene Lilly

Who is Betty?

Carol found Betty abandoned in rural Utah and gave her a new, loving home.

2015
02:25
Benjamin Bombard

Who Remembers My Father's Voice?

2015 ShortDocs Winner! I ask my family members if they remember what my father sounded like.

2015
03:00
Pablo Duarte

What Do Role Models Have To Tell Us Today About Living Well?

How a simple timeless truth can create intimacy, transform relationships and improve our lives forever.

2015
03:00
Tony DiLeonardi

What Do You Hear When A Plane Engine Dies in the Air?

Robin Holleran's life was forever changed the day she survived a plane crash.

2015
03:00
Jonathan Hirsch

What Lies in a Voicemail?

We can measure distance in miles, but the heartache it causes is indefinable.

2015
03:00

Why would anyone, in his right mind, jump into Lake Michigan in the middle of a Chicago Winter?

The polar plunge: a story of cold water and warm hearts.

2015
02:58
Fallon Schlossman

What is Alpha-1?

What is the personal experience of having Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Alpha-1)?

2015
02:59
Garrett Tiedemann

When was the Freest You Ever Felt in Your Life?

I asked many people when was the freest they'd ever felt in their lives. This is one person's story.

2015
02:56
Meg Ritter

When we lose our breath

I placed a large resonating tube in a public library for a full day and invited people to stick their heads in, hold their breath, and then answer the question: “What makes you breathless?”