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.
Behind Black Bars
Neighbors discuss the safety of where they live in Pavas, San José, Costa Rica.
- 2012
- 03:00
- Kyle Greufe
In Praise of Love
A woman grapples with the leap into love.
- 2016
- 02:05
- Stephen Lacey
The voice of my inner goddess
A clash of meditation and everyday life.
- 2016
- 02:00
- Rikke Mia Skovdal
South 400 West
A man tells a story about meeting a woman.
- 2016
- 03:00
- Charlie Beck
Curious Coyotes
During his hitchhiking trip across Canada, Nate sets up his tent in a forest next to the highway, and the glow of a distant street light lulls him to sleep... but he is soon awakened by a pack of curious locals.
- 2016
- 03:00
- Brennan Mercer
Out of Order
A man & his TV crime drama-induced phobia.
- 2016
- 02:41
- La Cosa Preziosa
Bottle Service
Steve the bellhop knows the champagne goes to someone's room on the third floor, but in this hotel of mystery the question remains: who ordered the bubbly?
- 2016
- 03:00
- Allison Quantz
- Natalie Bainter
- Bethy Squires
Where were you last night?
A short story.
- 2015
- 03:05
- Kate Landers
Mrs. Knight
Two sons recall a night in Los Angeles 60 years ago.
- 2016
- 02:57
- Angie Vorhies
Seeing Heat
The first human with heat-vision talks candidly of her experience, the surgeon explains the science while she's under the knife.
- 2016
- 02:59
- Mia Kukathasan
By the Deer's Trail
An existential monologue of a deer along a journey that happens to be his last one.
- 2016
- 03:00
- Yakov Lurie
The Noble Gazer
My dad stares out the window a lot at work - for a while I thought he was being lazy but I don't think he is anymore.
- 2016
- 02:59
- Hans Anderson
Don't Gogh
Creative inspiration turns to obsession in the life of an artist.
- 2016
- 02:48
- Spivey Knapik
Fembot
Hear the inner thoughts of Fembot – your ideal, socially-constructed long-distance girlfriend!
- 2016
- 02:59
- Michelle Macklem
- Katie Hill
- Matthew Kariatsumari
I Will Find You
He was in danger but he had someone whom he can trust, who were wandering in her memories to find the traces of him.
- 2016
- 02:29
- Melike Ceylan
All I Need Now
A dead friend lives on, thanks to spammers and a willingness to believe in possibility.
- 2016
- 02:42
- Diane Rao Harman
- Kim Fox
Chain Reactions
A series of events inside and outside of someone's head.
- 2016
- 02:59
- Tessa Jane Kalinosky
The Hadal Zone
Two obnoxious city boys take the Giant Squid Safari in the Sea of Japan and end up in deep trouble.
- 2016
- 03:01
- Peregrine Andrews
- Geoff Marsh
Maya Turns 26
Whether she likes it or not, things are about to change.
- 2016
- 02:55
- Maya Goldberg-Safir
The Life of Bil
A fictional documentary about the mysterious, elusive wild-man Bil.
- 2016
- 03:15
- Gavin Doyle
- Aisling Lambert
- Ashley Parsons
Dear Face at Deer Lake with Deer People
A story about deer, a wonderful lake, internet privacy and who is the deer.
- 2016
- 02:56
- Dear Deer Face Collective
Love after Life
The story of how love can transgress through all realms of life and death.
Green Goats
Larry and Ann Cihanek recount the history of their Rhinebeck, NY-based weed control business, Green Goats, which sends friendly goats to parks across the northeast to destroy invasive plants by simply eating them.
- 2016
- 02:57
- Stephanie Coleman
- Anna Cassell
One Insomnia To Go, Please!
After a sleepless night, a strong coffee and a walk lead to an unexpected realization.
- 2016
- 02:37
- Sandro Schroeder
Under Hell Gate
When humanity vanishes, Hell Gate will be the last bridge standing in New York City; until then, it watches and waits.
- 2016
- 03:02
- Rebecca Seidel
- Trevor Wallace