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The ending that gives every choice its weight. Shorts that sit with the question of what time is for.

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The best short films about death and mortality.

Nothing concentrates a story like the end of one. Death gives every choice weight, and short films, with the clock already running, sit naturally with the question of what time is for. These films are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories about endings, and about what they ask of the living.

Darlings follows an estranged son returning to see his dying grandmother, and A Moral Man turns a controversial spotlight on assisted suicide. All Through The Night watches a son trying to stir his father's memory while facing his own.

The best short films about death and mortality look the ending in the eye. Darkside follows an astronaut searching for a lost crew on an interstellar mission, and Bad Penny haunts an antiques dealer with a cursed object. Chosen by our editors, streaming free in all 193 countries with no subscription. Press play, and hold it close.

The Klipist editors