Sci-fishort films

Big ideas on a short runtime. Futures, machines, and what they tell us about now.

Hand-picked· Curated· Free to watch
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Sci-fi
Botching

A heist film. With Robots.

5 min · atmospheric · futuristic
Thriller
Tudescends

A woman is offered a choice that could make her rich

5 min · cerebral · cinematic
Sci-fi
Wired

A woman is gaslit by her AI wellbeing smart hub

18 min · dark · futuristic
Sci-fi
Interstice

A teen genius travels back in time to uncover the mystery of his absent father

21 min · cinematic · mysterious
Sci-fi
Decksdark

In a dystopian surveillance state, a solitary rebel bonds with his neural implant

16 min · atmospheric · dark
Comedy
The Infinite Alternate Realities of Larry Sherman

Larry volunteers to be sent to another dimension

12 min · comic · quirky
Thriller
Bad Apples

In near-future NYC, a group of political radicals fight police brutality

13 min · controversial · political
Sci-fi
2099

In 2099, five of the oldest citizens are interviewed about the 21st Century

7 min · political · reflective
Sci-fi
Time Spent

A man struggling with the cost of living is offered an impossible choice

12 min · intense · mysterious
Sci-fi
Bliss

A mysterious video appears, carrying a life altering message

28 min · mysterious · suspenseful
Sci-fi
Darkside

An astronaut in search of a lost crew on an interstellar mission

10 min · cinematic · emotional
Drama
Skin

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

11 min · cerebral · emotional
Comedy
Road Rage!

A mad man is late for an interview in Cardiff and also stuck in a time loop

5 min · comic · hilarious
Comedy
Pop Down

A young woman feeling blue is visited by an alien who fancies a chat

9 min · comic · heartwarming
Drama
Embers

A woman waits for her date to arrive, and he is not as expected

18 min · cerebral · emotional
Drama
Samaritan

A Muslim doctor stumbles upon the body of a right-wing politician

11 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Comedy
Revenant Relocation Officers

Two characters remove ghosts from properties around Edinburgh

14 min · comic · quirky
Comedy
Man-tis!

A man wakes up as a mantis on the day of his job interview

10 min · comic · feel-good
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Sci-fishort films

Big ideas on a short runtime. Futures, machines, and what they tell us about now.

Hand-picked Curated Free to watch
Filter by mood
Sci-fi
Botching

A heist film. With Robots.

5 min · atmospheric · futuristic
Thriller
Tudescends

A woman is offered a choice that could make her rich

5 min · cerebral · cinematic
Sci-fi
Wired

A woman is gaslit by her AI wellbeing smart hub

18 min · dark · futuristic
Sci-fi
Interstice

A teen genius travels back in time to uncover the mystery of his absent father

21 min · cinematic · mysterious
Sci-fi
Decksdark

In a dystopian surveillance state, a solitary rebel bonds with his neural implant

16 min · atmospheric · dark
Comedy
The Infinite Alternate Realities of Larry Sherman

Larry volunteers to be sent to another dimension

12 min · comic · quirky
Thriller
Bad Apples

In near-future NYC, a group of political radicals fight police brutality

13 min · controversial · political
Sci-fi
2099

In 2099, five of the oldest citizens are interviewed about the 21st Century

7 min · political · reflective
Sci-fi
Time Spent

A man struggling with the cost of living is offered an impossible choice

12 min · intense · mysterious
Sci-fi
Bliss

A mysterious video appears, carrying a life altering message

28 min · mysterious · suspenseful
Sci-fi
Darkside

An astronaut in search of a lost crew on an interstellar mission

10 min · cinematic · emotional
Drama
Skin

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

11 min · cerebral · emotional
Comedy
Road Rage!

A mad man is late for an interview in Cardiff and also stuck in a time loop

5 min · comic · hilarious
Comedy
Pop Down

A young woman feeling blue is visited by an alien who fancies a chat

9 min · comic · heartwarming
Drama
Embers

A woman waits for her date to arrive, and he is not as expected

18 min · cerebral · emotional
Drama
Samaritan

A Muslim doctor stumbles upon the body of a right-wing politician

11 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Comedy
Revenant Relocation Officers

Two characters remove ghosts from properties around Edinburgh

14 min · comic · quirky
Comedy
Man-tis!

A man wakes up as a mantis on the day of his job interview

10 min · comic · feel-good
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

The best sci-fi short films, free to watch.

Science fiction lives or dies on its ideas, and a short film has nowhere to hide a weak one. No franchise to lean on, no budget for a third act of explosions, just one idea taken seriously and followed to its end. The sci-fi shorts below are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Big concepts, no filler.

Skin casts Tom Sturridge (The Sandman) as a man grappling with grief in a way only science fiction could stage. Wired watches a woman get gaslit by her own AI wellbeing hub, Bliss hands its characters a mysterious video carrying a life-altering message, and Darkside sends an astronaut after a crew that has gone silent on an interstellar mission.

The best sci-fi short films use the future to talk about now, and the past to talk about the future. Decksdark drops you into a surveillance state where a lone rebel bonds with the implant in his own head, Interstice sends a teen genius back in time to solve the mystery of his absent father, and Botching keeps it simple: a heist film, with robots. Every film here was chosen by our editors and streams free in 190 countries, with no subscription. Pick a future and press play.