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.

Love Tastes Like Umami Poutine

A love story about food, a food story about love in three courses: poutine, foie gras, bone marrow.

2013
02:59
Sara Ananda Badger

A Sweet Ear

The case for why we crave pop music as part of our musical diet.

2013
02:42
Jackie Sojico

Bittersweet Muffins

A young veteran shares stories of appetite during his years in the military.

2013
02:51
Wenjing Zhang

A Vegetarian's Umami Dilemma

Katherine was a vegetarian and thought she hated meat -- until she tasted elk.

Misophonia: The Bitter Sound Of Food

The struggles of a Philophonic with Misophonia.

2013
03:06
Carlo Patrao

Lemon, Lime and Bitters

One man has an appetite for alcohol.

2013
02:54
Tawar Razaghi, Miles Martignoni and Lucie Robson

Sweet Dream

A long-time hunger is satiated by a dream.

2013
03:01
Maham Khan

Umami for the Finish: MRs. TasTy Breaks Down Kimchi

MRs. TasTy LanDed hEr Vegetarian SPace StaTioN in the MidWesT and StarTed heR CooKing ShoW; ToDaY ShE TeACheS uS AbOuT KimChi.

2013
03:00
Lauren Kirby

This Umamican Life

Three acts of This Umamican Life here in Austin, TX in the style of This American LIVE, the live theatre show inspired by This American Life.

Sweet Deals & Salty Licks

Behind the scenes at a dairy cow auction in Old Chatham, New York.

Love is Sweet Among Non-Human Animals

Love is delicious; love is disgusting.

2013
02:56
Liz Wason

Very Sweet with Edge of Tartness

Rachel Steinhardt encounters an unexpected memento of her grandmother's life.

2013
03:01
Will Coley

For Maine's Francos, Food Memories Are Bittersweet

Three Franco-Americans in Maine still have an appetite for their culture's humble cuisine, which isn't esteemed like fancy French food.

2013
03:00
Laura McCandlish

Ooo, Mommy

My name's Julie, and I'm a licorice addict.

2013
02:28
Julie Caine

A Juicy Trip from Bitter to Savory

A milestone birthday inspires an extreme juice quest.

2013
03:00
Sydney Beveridge

Home Sweet Home

Robert Lipman, a freshman at the University of Chicago who also runs an underground pop-up gourmet restaurant in Hyde Park, discusses the surprising, nearly fatal reason for his insatiable appetite to serve high-end food.