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's A Good Girl?

My mother's trials as a pet owner—and as a parent—go on the record when I do a story about “puppy kindergarten.”

Who lives, who dies?

Ten years later, a survivor reflects on the fragility of life and the random ruin caused by the worst natural disaster in living memory, the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004, a day when nearly 250,000 people perished across 14 countries, one third of them, children.

What makes a good marriage?

2015 ShortDocs Winner! My grandparents, now in their 90s and married for nearly 70 years, tell me about when they met and give their advice on a long and happy marriage.

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?

Where would you go?

For young people who live in some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the western hemisphere, the passage north is often just as hard as staying.

When did you know?

Two people. Two stories. Two significant moments when everything changed: discovering sexuality and surviving sexual assault.

What's in a hand?

Their daughter has twelve fingers, twelve toes, some fused together and some set askew – ain't nothing but a family thing.