Ageingshort films

Getting older, and everything we carry into it. Shorts that hold one late chapter and give it weight.

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Documentary
Sometimes It’s Happened

An inspiring doc about an old man telling some of his stories

21 min · entertaining · inspiring
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
Documentary
San Esteban: Freedom, Mysticism and Nopales

A doc about rural Mexico, where heritage and modern forces reshape coexistence

27 min · intimate · nostalgic
Romance
The Night We Called It A Day

Two ex-lovers reunite for one last gig, confronting past wounds and lingering desires

14 min · emotional · intimate
Comedy
The Infinite Alternate Realities of Larry Sherman

Larry volunteers to be sent to another dimension

12 min · comic · quirky
Documentary
El Batán, Small and Pretty

An inspiring doc about a former small town fighting to preserve its soul

13 min · feel-good · heartwarming
Sci-fi
2099

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

7 min · political · reflective
Drama
The Unexpected Expectant Father

A grandfather struggles with his abandoned grandson

14 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Darlings

An estranged son returns to see his dying grandmother

26 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
All Through The Night

A son is determined to stir his dad's memory while facing his own

21 min · intimate · reflective
Drama
A Moral Man

A controversial spotlight on assisted suicide

18 min · controversial · intimate
Documentary
Plantman

The intimately captured story of a humble gardener

9 min · heartwarming · intimate
Drama
Metal

A grandfather mourning the loss of his young grandson

19 min · emotional · reflective
Documentary
The Simplicity of Happiness

An inspiring doc about finding happiness in yourself

10 min · inspiring · reflective
Documentary
The Last Reel

A doc about cinema projectionists and their future

9 min · meaningful · nostalgic
Documentary
The Magicians… of the Merlin Magical Society

A doc that looks into the lives of a group of lovable magicians

28 min · entertaining · heartwarming
Comedy
Revenant Relocation Officers

Two characters remove ghosts from properties around Edinburgh

14 min · comic · quirky
Drama
Only The Lonely

When an old lady loses her beloved husband, life becomes intolerable

17 min · emotional · heartwarming
Comedy
Tea For Two

Two tea shop owners eagerly try to hook up unsuspecting guests

15 min · heartwarming · romantic
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Ageingshort films

Getting older, and everything we carry into it. Shorts that hold one late chapter and give it weight.

Hand-picked Curated Free to watch
Filter by genre
Documentary
Sometimes It’s Happened

An inspiring doc about an old man telling some of his stories

21 min · entertaining · inspiring
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
Documentary
San Esteban: Freedom, Mysticism and Nopales

A doc about rural Mexico, where heritage and modern forces reshape coexistence

27 min · intimate · nostalgic
Romance
The Night We Called It A Day

Two ex-lovers reunite for one last gig, confronting past wounds and lingering desires

14 min · emotional · intimate
Comedy
The Infinite Alternate Realities of Larry Sherman

Larry volunteers to be sent to another dimension

12 min · comic · quirky
Documentary
El Batán, Small and Pretty

An inspiring doc about a former small town fighting to preserve its soul

13 min · feel-good · heartwarming
Sci-fi
2099

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

7 min · political · reflective
Drama
The Unexpected Expectant Father

A grandfather struggles with his abandoned grandson

14 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Darlings

An estranged son returns to see his dying grandmother

26 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
All Through The Night

A son is determined to stir his dad's memory while facing his own

21 min · intimate · reflective
Drama
A Moral Man

A controversial spotlight on assisted suicide

18 min · controversial · intimate
Documentary
Plantman

The intimately captured story of a humble gardener

9 min · heartwarming · intimate
Drama
Metal

A grandfather mourning the loss of his young grandson

19 min · emotional · reflective
Documentary
The Simplicity of Happiness

An inspiring doc about finding happiness in yourself

10 min · inspiring · reflective
Documentary
The Last Reel

A doc about cinema projectionists and their future

9 min · meaningful · nostalgic
Documentary
The Magicians… of the Merlin Magical Society

A doc that looks into the lives of a group of lovable magicians

28 min · entertaining · heartwarming
Comedy
Revenant Relocation Officers

Two characters remove ghosts from properties around Edinburgh

14 min · comic · quirky
Drama
Only The Lonely

When an old lady loses her beloved husband, life becomes intolerable

17 min · emotional · heartwarming
Comedy
Tea For Two

Two tea shop owners eagerly try to hook up unsuspecting guests

15 min · heartwarming · romantic
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.

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Curator’s note

The best short films about ageing.

Ageing is not one moment but a long accumulation, of memory, of loss, of the people who are still here and the ones who are not. Short films are unusually good at holding a single late chapter and giving it weight. The films below are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories about getting older, and about what we carry with us.

Only The Lonely sits with an old lady whose life becomes intolerable after she loses her beloved husband, and Metal follows a grandfather mourning the loss of his young grandson. All Through The Night watches a son determined to stir his father's fading memory while facing his own, while And Now I Lay Me Down follows a once-famous actress arranging her perfect day that does not go as planned.

The most affecting short films about ageing find tenderness in the everyday. Darlings follows an estranged son returning to see his dying grandmother, and A Moral Man turns a controversial spotlight on assisted suicide. Our editors picked every one, and they stream free across 190 countries with nothing to sign up for. Hit play, and take your time.