Creativity & Artshort films

Ego, doubt, and the gap between what you imagine and what you manage. Shorts about people who have to make things.

Hand-picked· Curated· Free to watch
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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
Comedy
Cuticles and Follicles

Come spend some time with the girls at the beauty salon

11 min · feel-good · intimate
Comedy
Workaholic Anonymous

Nathanaël the Great shares his struggles in a workaholics support group

5 min · quirky · satirical
Drama
The Nightingale

A singer battles through PTSD after a sexual assault

35 min · dark · emotional
Documentary
San Esteban: Freedom, Mysticism and Nopales

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

27 min · intimate · nostalgic
Documentary
The Tides That Bind

A doc about Clint who finds messages in bottles and tracks down the senders

22 min · heartwarming · 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
Drama
Flesh & Spirit

The fate for those who steal from black artists

12 min · controversial · dark
Dark Comedy
Wesley Loses His Penis

This film happens to be about a man who loses his penis

18 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Dark Comedy
A Certain Method

A struggling actress kills at the audition of her life

13 min · gory · satirical
Documentary
El Batán, Small and Pretty

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

13 min · feel-good · heartwarming
Comedy
Whore #4

An Eastern European actor fights against stereotypical casting

7 min · satirical · thought-provoking
Documentary
To Be Enjoyed

The unlikely story of a musician experiencing a life-changing opportunity

17 min · heartwarming · inspiring
Drama
All Through The Night

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

21 min · intimate · reflective
Documentary
Karma Khazi

An artists becomes a connoisseur of toilet doors

12 min · inspiring · reflective
Documentary
Tanagokoro

How a Japanese chef sparked a fish revolution in the UK

30 min · inspiring · reflective
Drama
Within These Walls

Two musicians delve into their feelings for each other

21 min · intimate · reflective
Comedy
Mayonnaise

A production assistant seeks advice from a sadistic producer

16 min · quirky · reflective
Drama
Portrait

A model meets an abusive predatory photographer

13 min · controversial · intense
Drama
The Cook

A young chef cooks up a mysterious dish

3 min · cinematic · mysterious
Drama
Metal

A grandfather mourning the loss of his young grandson

19 min · emotional · reflective
Drama
These Matterless Things

Emotional complexities of love poetically explored through everyday moments

9 min · atmospheric · intimate
Experimental
BONGO

A cautionary tale of false connections and toxic relationships

3 min · atmospheric · mysterious
Documentary
Artificial Dreams

A documentary about a filmmaker's dilemma of being commercially successful

16 min · intimate · reflective
Animation
Cycling with Molly

A young woman recounts her spacey adventure in this animation

2 min · heartwarming · quirky
Horror
Negatives

A photographer captures a monster in his dark room

2 min · mysterious · scary
Documentary
The Last Reel

A doc about cinema projectionists and their future

9 min · meaningful · nostalgic
Romance
Lovers

The most famous scene of Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet' in 7 languages

3 min · atmospheric · heartwarming
Comedy
British Graffiti

A graduate bullied by supermarket coworkers plans his revenge

13 min · entertaining · satirical
Dark Comedy
David French is a Piece of Shit and I Want Him Dead

Twins devise an evil plan to help their lead singer find new inspiration

11 min · dark · gory
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
Behind the Mask

A hilarious reflection on actors being the worst

10 min · hilarious · satirical
Documentary
The Number

A doc that looks at the myths and markings of prison gangs

13 min · atmospheric · dark
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

Creativity & Artshort films

Ego, doubt, and the gap between what you imagine and what you manage. Shorts about people who have to make things.

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
Comedy
Cuticles and Follicles

Come spend some time with the girls at the beauty salon

11 min · feel-good · intimate
Comedy
Workaholic Anonymous

Nathanaël the Great shares his struggles in a workaholics support group

5 min · quirky · satirical
Drama
The Nightingale

A singer battles through PTSD after a sexual assault

35 min · dark · emotional
Documentary
San Esteban: Freedom, Mysticism and Nopales

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

27 min · intimate · nostalgic
Documentary
The Tides That Bind

A doc about Clint who finds messages in bottles and tracks down the senders

22 min · heartwarming · 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
Drama
Flesh & Spirit

The fate for those who steal from black artists

12 min · controversial · dark
Dark Comedy
Wesley Loses His Penis

This film happens to be about a man who loses his penis

18 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Dark Comedy
A Certain Method

A struggling actress kills at the audition of her life

13 min · gory · satirical
Documentary
El Batán, Small and Pretty

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

13 min · feel-good · heartwarming
Comedy
Whore #4

An Eastern European actor fights against stereotypical casting

7 min · satirical · thought-provoking
Documentary
To Be Enjoyed

The unlikely story of a musician experiencing a life-changing opportunity

17 min · heartwarming · inspiring
Drama
All Through The Night

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

21 min · intimate · reflective
Documentary
Karma Khazi

An artists becomes a connoisseur of toilet doors

12 min · inspiring · reflective
Documentary
Tanagokoro

How a Japanese chef sparked a fish revolution in the UK

30 min · inspiring · reflective
Drama
Within These Walls

Two musicians delve into their feelings for each other

21 min · intimate · reflective
Comedy
Mayonnaise

A production assistant seeks advice from a sadistic producer

16 min · quirky · reflective
Drama
Portrait

A model meets an abusive predatory photographer

13 min · controversial · intense
Drama
The Cook

A young chef cooks up a mysterious dish

3 min · cinematic · mysterious
Drama
Metal

A grandfather mourning the loss of his young grandson

19 min · emotional · reflective
Drama
These Matterless Things

Emotional complexities of love poetically explored through everyday moments

9 min · atmospheric · intimate
Experimental
BONGO

A cautionary tale of false connections and toxic relationships

3 min · atmospheric · mysterious
Documentary
Artificial Dreams

A documentary about a filmmaker's dilemma of being commercially successful

16 min · intimate · reflective
Animation
Cycling with Molly

A young woman recounts her spacey adventure in this animation

2 min · heartwarming · quirky
Horror
Negatives

A photographer captures a monster in his dark room

2 min · mysterious · scary
Documentary
The Last Reel

A doc about cinema projectionists and their future

9 min · meaningful · nostalgic
Romance
Lovers

The most famous scene of Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet' in 7 languages

3 min · atmospheric · heartwarming
Comedy
British Graffiti

A graduate bullied by supermarket coworkers plans his revenge

13 min · entertaining · satirical
Dark Comedy
David French is a Piece of Shit and I Want Him Dead

Twins devise an evil plan to help their lead singer find new inspiration

11 min · dark · gory
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
Behind the Mask

A hilarious reflection on actors being the worst

10 min · hilarious · satirical
Documentary
The Number

A doc that looks at the myths and markings of prison gangs

13 min · atmospheric · dark
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 short films about creativity and art.

Making art is a strange, exposed thing, full of ego, doubt and the gap between what you imagine and what you manage. Short films, made by people in the thick of it, understand that pull better than most. The films below are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories about the people who have to create, whatever it costs.

A Certain Method follows a struggling actress who kills at the audition of her life, and Artificial Dreams is a documentary on a filmmaker's dilemma of being commercially successful. Behind the Mask is a hilarious reflection on actors being the worst, while Cuticles and Follicles invites you to spend some time with the girls at the beauty salon.

The best short films about creativity and art know the work from the inside. Cycling with Molly recounts a young woman's spacey adventure in animation, and BONGO turns false connections and toxic relationships into a cautionary tale. All editor-selected, all free in 190 countries, no subscription and no account. Press play, and watch makers at work.