StoryCorps Shorts: Explore the StoryCorps Animated Shorts

Since 2010, POV and StoryCorps have brought over 30 animated shorts to PBS and online audiences. Founded by Dave Isay, StoryCorps records and preserves the voices of everyday people, one conversation at a time.

StoryCorps Shorts: School’s Out

Digital Premiere: September 2, 2016
PBS Premiere: October 24, 2016

Reverend James L. Seawood remembers what happened to his elementary school after the last African American family was forced out of Sheridan, Arkansas, in the 1950’s.

StoryCorps Shorts: The Bookmobile

Digital Premiere: April 13, 2016

Filmmakers: Julie Zammarchi

Storm Reyes found hope the day a bookmobile arrived at her migrant camp near Tacoma, Washington in the 1960’s.

StoryCorps Shorts: Driven

Digital Premiere: Feb. 1, 2016

Filmmakers: Julie Zammarchi

Wendell Scott was the first African American inducted in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. His son, Frank, remembers what it took for his father to cross the finish line at racetracks throughout the South in the ’60s and ’70s.

StoryCorps Shorts: The Saint of Dry Creek

Digital Premiere: Oct. 11, 2015

Filmmakers: Julie Zammarchi

Patrick Haggerty remembers his father’s unexpected advice to his gay son in rural Washington during the 1950s.

StoryCorps Shorts: Traffic Stop

Digital Premiere: July 24, 2015
PBS Premiere: Sept. 21, 2015

Filmmakers: Gina Kamentsky, Julie Zammarchi

Alex Landau, who is African American, recalls how he nearly lost his life following a traffic stop with the Denver police. He and his mother, Patsy, who is white, remember that night and how it changed them both forever.

StoryCorps Shorts 2015

Digital Premiere: Sept. 11, 2015

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch, Gina Kamentsky, Julie Zammarchi

Since 2010, POV and StoryCorps have brought over 30 animated shorts to PBS and online audiences.

StoryCorps Shorts: Clean Streets

Digital Premiere: April 30, 2015
PBS Premiere: Sept. 11, 2015

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

New York City sanitation worker Angelo Bruno and his long-time partner, Eddie Nieves, talk about becoming a part of the community they served on their route.

StoryCorps Shorts: A More Perfect Union

PBS Premiere: June 29, 2015

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

Theresa Burroughs recalls her persistence to claim her right to vote during the Jim Crow era in the rural South.

StoryCorps Shorts: The Last Viewing

Digital Premiere: Nov. 11, 2014
PBS Premiere: June 29, 2015

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

Allen Hoe tells the story of a chance encounter with a stranger who knew his son.

StoryCorps Shorts: 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon

Digital Premiere: Nov. 10, 2014
PBS Premiere: Nov. 11, 2014

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

In August 2005, Travis Williams and his squad were sent on a rescue mission in Iraq.

StoryCorps Shorts: The Nature of War

Digital Premiere: Nov. 10, 2014

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

In 2005, Specialist Justin Cliburn deployed to Iraq with the Oklahoma Army National Guard. While serving in Baghdad, Justin formed an unlikely friendship with two Iraqi boys who lived nearby. At StoryCorps, Justin speaks with his wife, Deanne, about the lasting impression the boys left on his life.

StoryCorps Shorts: Military Voices

Digital Premiere: Nov. 10, 2014

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

StoryCorps’ Military Voices Initiative aims to bridge the gap between veterans and civilians.

StoryCorps Short: A Good Man

PBS Premiere: July 21, 2014

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

Bryan Wilmoth and his seven younger siblings were raised in a strict, religious home. In this StoryCorps Animated Short, he talks to his brother Mike about reconnecting years after their dad kicked Bryan out for being gay.

StoryCorps Shorts: The Road Home

PBS Premiere: Nov. 28, 2013
Digital Premiere: Feb. 11, 2014

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

Eddie Lanier struggled with alcoholism for over 40 years, until his 28th stint in rehab finally led to sobriety.

StoryCorps Shorts: Making It

Digital Premiere: Feb. 11, 2014

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

Noe Rueda grew up on Chicago’s West Side, raised by a single mom. Noe watched his family struggle and decided to help. Noe told Alex Fernandez, his high school economics teacher, about launching his first business venture.

StoryCorps Shorts: Me & You

Digital Premiere: Feb. 11, 2014

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

In New York, 73-year-old Jackie Miller talks to her adopted son, Scott, about her early life, shedding new light on his adoption.

StoryCorps Shorts: Marking the Distance

Digital Premiere: Nov. 1, 2013

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

Gweneviere Mann talks to her boyfriend Yasir Salem about losing her short term memory.

StoryCorps Shorts: Sundays at Rocco’s

Digital Premiere: Nov. 15, 2012
PBS Premiere: March 24, 2013

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

Nicholas Petron remembers family dinners at his grandfather’s place and how everything changed when the city made new plans for their neighborhood.

StoryCorps Shorts: Facundo the Great

PBS Premiere: Aug. 9, 2012

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

The new kid at school becomes a hero when his teachers cannot find a way to anglicize his name.

StoryCorps Shorts: Eyes on the Stars

PBS Premiere: Aug. 9, 2012

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

Carl McNair tells the story of his brother Ronald, an African-American kid in the 1950s who set his sights on the stars.

StoryCorps Shorts: A Family Man

PBS Premiere: Aug. 9, 2012

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

Sam Black talks to his wife about his father, an enduring lesson and the power of a look.

StoryCorps Shorts: To R.P. Salazar, with Love

PBS Premiere: March 24, 2012

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

Rachel P. Salazar and Ruben P. Salazar were living 9,000 miles apart, unaware of each other’s existence, until a stroke of luck brought them together.

StoryCorps Shorts: John and Joe

Digital Premiere: Sept. 8, 2011

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

On September 11, 2001, the Vigiano brothers responded to the call from the World Trade Center, and both were killed while saving others. Their father remembers them and copes with his loss.

StoryCorps Shorts: She Was The One

Digital Premiere: Sept. 7, 2011

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

From the moment Richard Pecorella met Karen Juday, he knew she was the one. They were inseparable until Sept. 11, 2001, the day that two planes attacked the World Trade Center towers.

StoryCorps Shorts: September 11 Stories

Digital Premiere: Sept. 6, 2011

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

In this special collection of shorts from the Peabody Award-winning StoryCorps, family and loved ones remember the people they lost in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

StoryCorps Shorts: Always a Family

Digital Premiere: Sept. 6, 2011

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

On the morning of September 11, 2001, Michael Trinidad called his ex-wife, Monique Ferrer, from the 103rd floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower to say goodbye.

StoryCorps Shorts: Miss Devine

PBS Premiere: Aug. 23, 2011

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch

Cousins James Ransom and Cherie Johnson recall their inimitable Sunday school teacher, Miss Lizzie Devine.

StoryCorps Shorts: No More Questions!

PBS Premiere: Aug. 23, 2011

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch , Tim Rauch

A grandmother who shared her entertaining life stories with StoryCorps is remembered by her son and granddaughter.

StoryCorps Shorts: The Human Voice

PBS Premiere: Sept. 7, 2010

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch , Tim Rauch

Studs Terkel talks about what has been lost in modern life and where he sees hope for our future.

StoryCorps Shorts: The Icing on the Cake

PBS Premiere: Sept. 7, 2010

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch , Tim Rauch

The daughter of two Mexican immigrants reveals how much she saw of her parents’ lives as a child — and the inspiration she drew from their struggles.

StoryCorps Shorts: The Germans in the Woods

PBS Premiere: Aug. 31, 2010

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch , Tim Rauch

Joseph Robertson was an infantryman in the U.S. Army during World War II, and he fought in the Battle of the Bulge.

StoryCorps Shorts: Q&A

PBS Premiere: Aug. 24, 2010

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch , Tim Rauch

This four-minute animated short from the producers of StoryCorps features Joshua Littman, a 12-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome, interviewing his mother, Sarah.

StoryCorps Shorts

PBS Premiere: Aug. 17, 2010

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch, Tim Rauch, Gina Kamentsky, Julie Zammarchi

Since 2010, POV and StoryCorps have brought over 30 animated shorts to PBS and online audiences. Founded by Dave Isay, StoryCorps records and preserves the voices of everyday people, one conversation at a time.

StoryCorps Shorts: Danny and Annie: Parts I & II

PBS Premiere: Aug. 17, 2010

Filmmakers: Mike Rauch , Tim Rauch

In an intimate and heartbreaking glimpse into a marriage, this animated short witnesses true love as it braves the finality of loss.