Death & Mortalityshort films

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

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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
Drama
Domestic Help

A clown who wasn't funny enough, gets placed in a domestic help position

19 min · atmospheric · mysterious
Thriller
Tudescends

A woman is offered a choice that could make her rich

5 min · cerebral · cinematic
Comedy
Abgestempelt – Die Paragraphenreiter

When bureaucracy becomes so devoted that nothing will stop them

5 min · entertaining · quirky
Drama
Fin

A grieving boy struggles to move forward without his best friend

8 min · emotional · intimate
Dark Comedy
Wendy & Vee

A daughter decides to do something about her mother's abusive boyfriend

20 min · dark · hilarious
Sci-fi
Decksdark

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

16 min · atmospheric · dark
Horror
Shame On You

A troubled young outcast is haunted by a tormenting doppelgänger

13 min · dark · intense
Comedy
Love Less Likely

A cursed woman, a mouthy teen, and a bunch of dead guys

16 min · entertaining · romantic
Romance
L+T

A woman makes a heart-breaking love confession to a stranger in a bar

17 min · dark · intimate
Experimental
In Event of Moon Disaster

An experimental film about isolation and motherhood

6 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Drama
Just Another Day

In trying to outrun his grief, Rui is forced to face the one thing he can’t escape

11 min · emotional · intimate
War
Hawker

A true story of WW1 fighter pilots at the dawn of Aviation Combat

23 min · epic · historical
Dark Comedy
Floater

A troubled man builds a mausoleum after his abusive father dies

13 min · dark · emotional
Horror
The Red City

When his blood supply runs dry, a vampire is forced back into the hunt

10 min · atmospheric · dark
War
Deserteurs

An encounter forces two enemies to remain human in inhumane times

22 min · historical · reflective
Horror
What’s in the Forest

Psychedelics blur reality as friends are hunted by unseen horrors

18 min · dark · mysterious
Drama
The Burning Blue

Lost in a desert, a couple's relationship is tested when they discover they're not alone

13 min · atmospheric · emotional
Comedy
One Bedroom, One Bath

Two strangers hunting for an apartment in Los Angeles

13 min · meaningful · reflective
Sci-fi
2099

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

7 min · political · reflective
Crime
Touch

A psychic is called to a homicide scene

7 min · atmospheric · mysterious
Drama
Darlings

An estranged son returns to see his dying grandmother

26 min · emotional · intimate
Comedy
Adam Adamson: Licensed Realtor

Who can you trust to find your dream apartment?

8 min · comic · dark
Sci-fi
Time Spent

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

12 min · intense · mysterious
Romance
A Best Man

Everything goes smoothly for the Best Man

12 min · dark · intimate
Animation
EDICIUS

A teen's suicide unraveled through past events

9 min · dark · intense
Horror
Bad Penny

An antiques dealer is haunted by a cursed object

8 min · dark · mysterious
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
Drama
Rooftop

Two strangers meet at the rooftop of a hotel building

15 min · controversial · dark
Sci-fi
Darkside

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

10 min · cinematic · emotional
Drama
Zafar

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

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Drama
Metal

A grandfather mourning the loss of his young grandson

19 min · emotional · 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 · cerebral · emotional
Crime
True Value

A student engages in an unusually deadly part-time job

13 min · dark · mysterious
Comedy
Pop Down

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

9 min · comic · heartwarming
Drama
Tsunami

A young girl becomes witness to an unfolding school shooting

15 min · emotional · intense
Drama
Embers

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

18 min · cerebral · emotional
Horror
Retch

A young woman's disturbing illness is turning her into something unexpected

4 min · gory · intense
Documentary
The Simplicity of Happiness

An inspiring doc about finding happiness in yourself

10 min · inspiring · reflective
Comedy
Viskar I Vinden

A forensic investigator tries to communicate with a farting corpse

7 min · comic · entertaining
Horror
Negatives

A photographer captures a monster in his dark room

2 min · mysterious · scary
Romance
Lovers

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

3 min · atmospheric · heartwarming
Horror
The Relic

Adventurers make the worst discovery they can possibly imagine

13 min · gory · intense
Drama
Hymn of Hate

Russell Tovey (Being Human) & Thomas Turgoose (This Is England) in a WW1 short

10 min · emotional · historical
Comedy
Sarah Chong Is Going to Kill Herself

A maltreated receptionist decides to take matters into her own hands

14 min · controversial · quirky
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.

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Death & Mortalityshort films

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

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
Drama
Domestic Help

A clown who wasn't funny enough, gets placed in a domestic help position

19 min · atmospheric · mysterious
Thriller
Tudescends

A woman is offered a choice that could make her rich

5 min · cerebral · cinematic
Comedy
Abgestempelt – Die Paragraphenreiter

When bureaucracy becomes so devoted that nothing will stop them

5 min · entertaining · quirky
Drama
Fin

A grieving boy struggles to move forward without his best friend

8 min · emotional · intimate
Dark Comedy
Wendy & Vee

A daughter decides to do something about her mother's abusive boyfriend

20 min · dark · hilarious
Sci-fi
Decksdark

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

16 min · atmospheric · dark
Horror
Shame On You

A troubled young outcast is haunted by a tormenting doppelgänger

13 min · dark · intense
Comedy
Love Less Likely

A cursed woman, a mouthy teen, and a bunch of dead guys

16 min · entertaining · romantic
Romance
L+T

A woman makes a heart-breaking love confession to a stranger in a bar

17 min · dark · intimate
Experimental
In Event of Moon Disaster

An experimental film about isolation and motherhood

6 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Drama
Just Another Day

In trying to outrun his grief, Rui is forced to face the one thing he can’t escape

11 min · emotional · intimate
War
Hawker

A true story of WW1 fighter pilots at the dawn of Aviation Combat

23 min · epic · historical
Dark Comedy
Floater

A troubled man builds a mausoleum after his abusive father dies

13 min · dark · emotional
Horror
The Red City

When his blood supply runs dry, a vampire is forced back into the hunt

10 min · atmospheric · dark
War
Deserteurs

An encounter forces two enemies to remain human in inhumane times

22 min · historical · reflective
Horror
What’s in the Forest

Psychedelics blur reality as friends are hunted by unseen horrors

18 min · dark · mysterious
Drama
The Burning Blue

Lost in a desert, a couple's relationship is tested when they discover they're not alone

13 min · atmospheric · emotional
Comedy
One Bedroom, One Bath

Two strangers hunting for an apartment in Los Angeles

13 min · meaningful · reflective
Sci-fi
2099

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

7 min · political · reflective
Crime
Touch

A psychic is called to a homicide scene

7 min · atmospheric · mysterious
Drama
Darlings

An estranged son returns to see his dying grandmother

26 min · emotional · intimate
Comedy
Adam Adamson: Licensed Realtor

Who can you trust to find your dream apartment?

8 min · comic · dark
Sci-fi
Time Spent

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

12 min · intense · mysterious
Romance
A Best Man

Everything goes smoothly for the Best Man

12 min · dark · intimate
Animation
EDICIUS

A teen's suicide unraveled through past events

9 min · dark · intense
Horror
Bad Penny

An antiques dealer is haunted by a cursed object

8 min · dark · mysterious
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
Drama
Rooftop

Two strangers meet at the rooftop of a hotel building

15 min · controversial · dark
Sci-fi
Darkside

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

10 min · cinematic · emotional
Drama
Zafar

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

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Drama
Metal

A grandfather mourning the loss of his young grandson

19 min · emotional · 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 · cerebral · emotional
Crime
True Value

A student engages in an unusually deadly part-time job

13 min · dark · mysterious
Comedy
Pop Down

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

9 min · comic · heartwarming
Drama
Tsunami

A young girl becomes witness to an unfolding school shooting

15 min · emotional · intense
Drama
Embers

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

18 min · cerebral · emotional
Horror
Retch

A young woman's disturbing illness is turning her into something unexpected

4 min · gory · intense
Documentary
The Simplicity of Happiness

An inspiring doc about finding happiness in yourself

10 min · inspiring · reflective
Comedy
Viskar I Vinden

A forensic investigator tries to communicate with a farting corpse

7 min · comic · entertaining
Horror
Negatives

A photographer captures a monster in his dark room

2 min · mysterious · scary
Romance
Lovers

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

3 min · atmospheric · heartwarming
Horror
The Relic

Adventurers make the worst discovery they can possibly imagine

13 min · gory · intense
Drama
Hymn of Hate

Russell Tovey (Being Human) & Thomas Turgoose (This Is England) in a WW1 short

10 min · emotional · historical
Comedy
Sarah Chong Is Going to Kill Herself

A maltreated receptionist decides to take matters into her own hands

14 min · controversial · quirky
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.

Submit your film
Curator’s note

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. The films below 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 190 countries with no subscription. Press play, and hold it close.