Female Directorshort films

Short films directed by women, across every genre. The work, front and centre.

Hand-picked· Curated· Free to watch
Filter by mood
Thriller
Vessel

A young disabled girl tries to escape the control of her religious mother

17 min · atmospheric · intense
Comedy
And Now I Lay Me Down

A once-famous actress arranges her perfect day; it doesn't go as planned

25 min · cinematic · hilarious
Drama
The Nightingale

A singer battles through PTSD after a sexual assault

35 min · emotional · intense
Drama
Fin

A grieving boy struggles to move forward without his best friend

8 min · cinematic · intimate
Horror
Shame On You

A troubled young outcast is haunted by a tormenting doppelgänger

13 min · dark · intense
Social Issue
Flesh & Spirit

The fate for those who steal from black artists

12 min · controversial · dark
Horror
What’s in the Forest

Psychedelics blur reality as friends are hunted by unseen horrors

18 min · dark · experimental
Dark Comedy
A Certain Method

A struggling actress kills at the audition of her life

13 min · gory · satirical
Dark Comedy
(Manic)quin

An unemployed Plan B junkie, has difficult conversations with a mannequin

14 min · quirky · thought-provoking
Drama
Egg and Chips

A young daughter steals a chicken to help provide for their family

13 min · emotional · meaningful
Comedy
Whore #4

An Eastern European actor fights against stereotypical casting

7 min · quirky · thought-provoking
Drama
Smudged Smile

A joyful teen with a happy image struggles with depression

18 min · heartwarming · reflective
Drama
The Lighter

He seeks closure from their past

3 min · intimate · mysterious
Drama
Rooftop

Two strangers meet at the rooftop of a hotel building

15 min · controversial · reflective
Drama
Requiem

Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us, GoT) fighting for forbidden love

23 min · cinematic · emotional
Animation
Other Half

Ren longs to find their other half and become complete

12 min · heartwarming · mysterious
Drama
Bad Mother

An unnerving short about motherhood

11 min · atmospheric · reflective
Drama
Zafar

An immigrant tries to help his family while a pandemic is breaking out

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Drama
These Matterless Things

Emotional complexities of love poetically explored through everyday moments

9 min · intimate · reflective
Drama
Myrtle

A mother with one meal to prepare and no way out

14 min · intimate · mysterious
Drama
Skin

Tom Sturridge (The Sandman) plays a man grappling with grief

11 min · emotional · futuristic
Thriller
True Value

A student engages in an unusually deadly part-time job

13 min · dark · mysterious
Drama
Tsunami

A young girl becomes witness to an unfolding school shooting

15 min · emotional · intense
Animation
Cycling with Molly

A young woman recounts her spacey adventure in this animation

2 min · experimental · quirky
Comedy
Appetite

A predatory dater always runs off when the bill comes

13 min · entertaining · hilarious
Comedy
Annie Waits

A woman's story of lust, disappointment and waiting for 'The One'

8 min · entertaining · feel-good
Comedy
Sarah Chong Is Going to Kill Herself

A maltreated receptionist decides to take matters into her own hands

14 min · controversial · hilarious
Drama
Him & Her

Highschool sweethearts hit a crossroads, when Alex starts embracing himself

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Drama
Struck

A female jogger returns to the scene of a crime looking for closure

14 min · emotional · meaningful
For filmmakers

Have a short film?
Share it with the world.

Klipist is where short films find their audience. Hand-curated, independently run, watched in 190 countries. If you’ve made something great, we want to see it.

Submit your film

Female Directorshort films

Short films directed by women, across every genre. The work, front and centre.

Hand-picked Curated Free to watch
Filter by mood
Thriller
Vessel

A young disabled girl tries to escape the control of her religious mother

17 min · atmospheric · intense
Comedy
And Now I Lay Me Down

A once-famous actress arranges her perfect day; it doesn't go as planned

25 min · cinematic · hilarious
Drama
The Nightingale

A singer battles through PTSD after a sexual assault

35 min · emotional · intense
Drama
Fin

A grieving boy struggles to move forward without his best friend

8 min · cinematic · intimate
Horror
Shame On You

A troubled young outcast is haunted by a tormenting doppelgänger

13 min · dark · intense
Social Issue
Flesh & Spirit

The fate for those who steal from black artists

12 min · controversial · dark
Horror
What’s in the Forest

Psychedelics blur reality as friends are hunted by unseen horrors

18 min · dark · experimental
Dark Comedy
A Certain Method

A struggling actress kills at the audition of her life

13 min · gory · satirical
Dark Comedy
(Manic)quin

An unemployed Plan B junkie, has difficult conversations with a mannequin

14 min · quirky · thought-provoking
Drama
Egg and Chips

A young daughter steals a chicken to help provide for their family

13 min · emotional · meaningful
Comedy
Whore #4

An Eastern European actor fights against stereotypical casting

7 min · quirky · thought-provoking
Drama
Smudged Smile

A joyful teen with a happy image struggles with depression

18 min · heartwarming · reflective
Drama
The Lighter

He seeks closure from their past

3 min · intimate · mysterious
Drama
Rooftop

Two strangers meet at the rooftop of a hotel building

15 min · controversial · reflective
Drama
Requiem

Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us, GoT) fighting for forbidden love

23 min · cinematic · emotional
Animation
Other Half

Ren longs to find their other half and become complete

12 min · heartwarming · mysterious
Drama
Bad Mother

An unnerving short about motherhood

11 min · atmospheric · reflective
Drama
Zafar

An immigrant tries to help his family while a pandemic is breaking out

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Drama
These Matterless Things

Emotional complexities of love poetically explored through everyday moments

9 min · intimate · reflective
Drama
Myrtle

A mother with one meal to prepare and no way out

14 min · intimate · mysterious
Drama
Skin

Tom Sturridge (The Sandman) plays a man grappling with grief

11 min · emotional · futuristic
Thriller
True Value

A student engages in an unusually deadly part-time job

13 min · dark · mysterious
Drama
Tsunami

A young girl becomes witness to an unfolding school shooting

15 min · emotional · intense
Animation
Cycling with Molly

A young woman recounts her spacey adventure in this animation

2 min · experimental · quirky
Comedy
Appetite

A predatory dater always runs off when the bill comes

13 min · entertaining · hilarious
Comedy
Annie Waits

A woman's story of lust, disappointment and waiting for 'The One'

8 min · entertaining · feel-good
Comedy
Sarah Chong Is Going to Kill Herself

A maltreated receptionist decides to take matters into her own hands

14 min · controversial · hilarious
Drama
Him & Her

Highschool sweethearts hit a crossroads, when Alex starts embracing himself

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Drama
Struck

A female jogger returns to the scene of a crime looking for closure

14 min · emotional · meaningful
For filmmakers

Have a short film?
Share it with the world.

Klipist is where short films find their audience. Hand-curated, independently run, watched in 190 countries. If you’ve made something great, we want to see it.

Submit your film
Curator’s note

Short films directed by women.

This shelf is for the filmmakers behind the camera. The short films below were all directed by women, and they span every register, grief, comedy, horror, first love. Hand-picked, complete, and free to watch.

Skin takes Tom Sturridge (The Sandman) through the fog of grief, and Smudged Smile sits with a bright teen hiding depression behind a happy face. Vessel follows a young disabled girl breaking free of her religious mother, while The Nightingale traces a singer's way back through trauma.

The best of them prove range is not a gendered thing. Annie Waits turns one woman's wait for the right person into something tender and funny, and These Matterless Things traces the emotional complexity of love through everyday moments. Every film here was chosen by our editors and streams free in 190 countries, with no subscription. Press play and back the filmmakers.

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