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.


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.

My Umami Gas Mask

2013 ShortDocs Winner! A bleak future with nothing good to eat... except your gas mask.

Sweet In Action

When we feel bad we often make ourselves feel worse when better is so much easier than we think.

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.

Sweet, Sweet Victory

A regular at Victory's Banner restaurant in Roscoe Village, Marge Stumpf doesn't show up one day.

Umami Grease

In three courses, we discover the relationship between man and grease: the history, the culture and the conflict.

Sweet Chili Baby

A talk with Amos and Ruth in their kitchen as they share their excitement for food and speculate on how it will be passed on to the next generation.

Bland Is Sweet

Erica Bland wishes she didn't have to travel so far to eat at her favorite restaurants.