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.
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
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
An Appetite for Affirmation: The Bittersweet of Pleasing Your Parents and Pleasing Your Self
Most of us go to college to make our dreams happen, but what do you do when what you want might not be the same as what your parents want?
- 2013
- 03:00
- Lyndi Hollis
Bitter Starts, Savory Endings
An exploration of identity through food experiences.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Ricardo Marinez
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
Home Bitter/Sweet Home
Martha, a half-Chinese, half-Uruguayan Italian citizen, finds home where she least expects it.
- 2013
- 03:00
- Carly Nix
Sweet and Sour Coffee
A story about the emotional coupling of love and coffee.
- 2013
- 02:59
- Jason Lovell
- William Thwaites
That's So Sweet You Shouldn't Have
What happens when you stop eating dessert but can't bring yourself to say "No" to people's generosity?
- 2013
- 03:30
Galactic Gala
What does an alien prom sound like?
- 2016
- 02:35
- Sienna Barstow
The Man in the White Shirt
Many houses are robbed - but how often does someone camp both outside and inside your house waiting for his or her opportunity to pounce?
- 2016
- 03:00
- Sam Turken
Dysfunctional Friendship
In the idyllic first days of college, two friends are startled in their new surroundings.
- 2016
- 03:00
- Austin Frederick
Plant Hunters
A thorny challenge to find a rare plant.
- 2016
- 03:00
- David Boose
Should've Stopped
A ghastly scene takes a hardboiled detective by surprise, but something even more unexpected lurks in the shadows of deception that hang heavy in this picturesque suburban home.
- 2016
- 02:59
- Samantha and Jacob LeBas
Dryden Fringes
A kid in a town in North Ontario on the prowl for something supernatural finds it where he didn't expect to.
- 2016
- 03:00
- Jess Shane
CRASH
A true story of an irresponsible night out in London many years ago.
- 2016
- 02:59
- Roland Denning