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.
So Then I Was Like, I Love You
Three university students recall their first loves.
- 2016
- 02:49
- Haley Amster
Static
A man wakes up caught in the memory of a movie he watched the night before.
- 2016
- 02:55
- Roland Denning
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
South 400 West
A man tells a story about meeting a woman.
- 2016
- 03:00
- Charlie Beck
The voice of my inner goddess
A clash of meditation and everyday life.
- 2016
- 02:00
- Rikke Mia Skovdal
In Praise of Love
A woman grapples with the leap into love.
- 2016
- 02:05
- Stephen Lacey
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.
- 2015
- 03:03
- Nellie Gilles
What does your name mean?
A mother and father reflect on what their child's name means and the incredible story of the destiny of the name.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Dan Gummel
What is Etched in Stone?
My Grandfather and Uncle recount their days as hand carving monumental sculptors in Ireland.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Ciara O'Conner
Where Did Cheney Put the War Heads?
John Perry Barlow and Dick Cheney were on different sides of the MX missile proposal during the Cold War, and after years of retrospect, Barlow credits Cheney for helping prevent nuclear holocaust.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Will Rogers
What is it about girls?
The life of getting ready.
- 2015
- 03:18
- Vickie Ly
What is your Mexico Story?
Two students of Mexican heritage have the opportunity to travel to different parts of Mexico to explore their roots.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Malia Stephens
What do the signs say?
A disconnect with connections.
- 2015
- 03:01
- Mark Daterial
What Happened at Camp Bucca on June 9, 2007?
We reminisce on Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- 2015
- 02:56
- Caleb Nelson
What's Your Mexico Story?
My dad buys a ridiculous leather jacket in Mexico which leads to trouble with the local youth.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Marika Snider
What's behind the laugh?
A dark look at the role fake laughter plays in our lives.
- 2015
- 03:04
Who's making that sound?
An adventure in how sound affects different people.
- 2015
- 02:50
- Ricardo Paraíso Silvestre
What's in a name?
How does the movie Fargo resonate within the people of Fargo?
- 2015
- 02:50
- Meg Luther Lindholm
Who Are You and What Do You Do?
A short conversation about monks & music with Taraka Larsen of Prince Rama.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Brendan Mattox
Why don't kites tell you?
A blind girl accidentally ruins a hand-made kite.
- 2015
- 02:44
- Lindsey Wu (Zhaoqianmeng Wu)
What happened during the 1967 tornado?
An unforgettable story of survival, loss, and gratitude from a traumatic small town tornado.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Peggy Keiner
Where Have All the Cars Gone?
Becca and Hunter discover CicLAvia, a place where no cars go.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Hunter Bermudez and Becca Grumet
What happened to my car?
A St. Paul woman's 1997 Honda is in high demand around her neighborhood.
- 2015
- 02:59
- Steve Nelson
What Grandad didn't tell us.
A look at the relationship between grandfather and grandson, and the stories people leave behind.
- 2015
- 03:00
- Chris Pearson
- Catherine Brinkworth
What's Your Number?
How many sexual partners is anyone prepared to admit to?
- 2015
- 03:00
- Marnie Chesterton