Familyshort films

The first place we are shaped and the one we never fully leave. Shorts that hold the love and the damage at once.

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Thriller
Vessel

A young disabled girl tries to escape the control of her religious mother

17 min · atmospheric · intense
Documentary
El Chapulin

After a decade in the U.S. and a fight with addiction, a man returns home to Mexico

15 min · heartwarming · meaningful
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
Experimental
Get Milk

A dad's quick milk run hides darker secrets from his suspicious daughters

3 min · intense · mysterious
Comedy
Cuticles and Follicles

Come spend some time with the girls at the beauty salon

11 min · feel-good · intimate
Drama
Sprache ist Leben

A deaf boy flees from Syria to Switzerland and faces the challenges ahead

5 min · emotional · inspiring
Drama
Stray Dog

A Swiss street drama where loneliness, crime, and drugs tighten their grip

11 min · atmospheric · controversial
Comedy
Wo Milch und Honig fliesst

A father is a real superhero for his little girls

1 min · heartwarming · meaningful
Documentary
San Esteban: Freedom, Mysticism and Nopales

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

27 min · intimate · nostalgic
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
Interstice

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

21 min · cinematic · mysterious
Drama
Forgive Me

The ambition of a promising fighter becomes the cause of his heartbreak

7 min · emotional · intimate
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
Experimental
In Event of Moon Disaster

An experimental film about isolation and motherhood

6 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Drama
Crack Shot

A former squash champ gets caught in a toxic father-son relationship

14 min · dark · intense
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
Drama
Tiny, Texas

A high school basketball prodigy hits a wall of expectations

12 min · cinematic · emotional
Thriller
Little Games

A little girl reveals her sinister plan to a stranger

14 min · atmospheric · dark
Dark Comedy
Floater

A troubled man builds a mausoleum after his abusive father dies

13 min · dark · emotional
Drama
Squeeze

A high school wrestling coach recruits an outsider, a student with Autism

20 min · cinematic · emotional
War
Deserteurs

An encounter forces two enemies to remain human in inhumane times

22 min · historical · reflective
Horror
IPSA

An ancient Indian tale about infertility driving a wife to seek a sage

25 min · atmospheric · dark
Dark Comedy
Wesley Loses His Penis

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

18 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Drama
Egg and Chips

A young daughter steals a chicken to help provide for their family

13 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
The Unexpected Expectant Father

A grandfather struggles with his abandoned grandson

14 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Smudged Smile

A joyful teen with a happy image struggles with depression

18 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
Darlings

An estranged son returns to see his dying grandmother

26 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
Exhale

A woman’s journey of self-improvement hits a bumpy road

12 min · atmospheric · intimate
Sci-fi
Bliss

A mysterious video appears, carrying a life altering message

28 min · mysterious · suspenseful
Animation
EDICIUS

A teen's suicide unraveled through past events

9 min · dark · intense
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
Drama
Bad Mother

An unnerving short about motherhood

11 min · atmospheric · reflective
Drama
Shadow Boxer

One man's fight to break out of his father's shadow

9 min · emotional · inspiring
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
Comedy
Debt Valley

A rendezvous in the middle of the desert can't be good news

10 min · entertaining · suspenseful
Drama
Myrtle

A mother with one meal to prepare and no way out

14 min · intimate · mysterious
Drama
Denzel

A young man creates an alter ego to help with his struggling confidence

9 min · emotional · heartwarming
Comedy
Pop Down

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

9 min · comic · heartwarming
Comedy
Damage Control

Shit hits the fan when a beloved comedian is accused of sexual assault

10 min · controversial · intense
Documentary
Artificial Dreams

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

16 min · intimate · reflective
Comedy
Thank You So Much

'Clap for Carers' neighbours are challenged by the nurse next door

13 min · controversial · dark
Documentary
The Night is Black and the Day is White

A doc about a family's experiences of living with an autistic child

7 min · emotional · intimate
Romance
Lovers

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

3 min · atmospheric · heartwarming
Documentary
Games of Survival

A doc about the annual survival games in Alaska

15 min · epic · heartwarming
Documentary
Chasing The Vein

A doc exploring the life of a woman's addiction to heroin from the age of 15

22 min · dark · intimate
Comedy
Annie Waits

A woman's story of lust, disappointment and waiting for 'The One'

8 min · entertaining · feel-good
Comedy
Sarah Chong Is Going to Kill Herself

A maltreated receptionist decides to take matters into her own hands

14 min · controversial · quirky
Romance
The Lost Weekend

After a long-term relationship, Charlie is forced into the world of online dating

14 min · heartwarming · nostalgic
Drama
Boy

Emilie is born as a girl but inside she has always been a boy

15 min · emotional · heartwarming
Comedy
Tea For Two

Two tea shop owners eagerly try to hook up unsuspecting guests

15 min · heartwarming · romantic
For filmmakers

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Familyshort films

The first place we are shaped and the one we never fully leave. Shorts that hold the love and the damage at once.

Hand-picked Curated Free to watch
Filter by genre
Thriller
Vessel

A young disabled girl tries to escape the control of her religious mother

17 min · atmospheric · intense
Documentary
El Chapulin

After a decade in the U.S. and a fight with addiction, a man returns home to Mexico

15 min · heartwarming · meaningful
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
Experimental
Get Milk

A dad's quick milk run hides darker secrets from his suspicious daughters

3 min · intense · mysterious
Comedy
Cuticles and Follicles

Come spend some time with the girls at the beauty salon

11 min · feel-good · intimate
Drama
Sprache ist Leben

A deaf boy flees from Syria to Switzerland and faces the challenges ahead

5 min · emotional · inspiring
Drama
Stray Dog

A Swiss street drama where loneliness, crime, and drugs tighten their grip

11 min · atmospheric · controversial
Comedy
Wo Milch und Honig fliesst

A father is a real superhero for his little girls

1 min · heartwarming · meaningful
Documentary
San Esteban: Freedom, Mysticism and Nopales

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

27 min · intimate · nostalgic
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
Interstice

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

21 min · cinematic · mysterious
Drama
Forgive Me

The ambition of a promising fighter becomes the cause of his heartbreak

7 min · emotional · intimate
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
Experimental
In Event of Moon Disaster

An experimental film about isolation and motherhood

6 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Drama
Crack Shot

A former squash champ gets caught in a toxic father-son relationship

14 min · dark · intense
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
Drama
Tiny, Texas

A high school basketball prodigy hits a wall of expectations

12 min · cinematic · emotional
Thriller
Little Games

A little girl reveals her sinister plan to a stranger

14 min · atmospheric · dark
Dark Comedy
Floater

A troubled man builds a mausoleum after his abusive father dies

13 min · dark · emotional
Drama
Squeeze

A high school wrestling coach recruits an outsider, a student with Autism

20 min · cinematic · emotional
War
Deserteurs

An encounter forces two enemies to remain human in inhumane times

22 min · historical · reflective
Horror
IPSA

An ancient Indian tale about infertility driving a wife to seek a sage

25 min · atmospheric · dark
Dark Comedy
Wesley Loses His Penis

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

18 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Drama
Egg and Chips

A young daughter steals a chicken to help provide for their family

13 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
The Unexpected Expectant Father

A grandfather struggles with his abandoned grandson

14 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Smudged Smile

A joyful teen with a happy image struggles with depression

18 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
Darlings

An estranged son returns to see his dying grandmother

26 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
Exhale

A woman’s journey of self-improvement hits a bumpy road

12 min · atmospheric · intimate
Sci-fi
Bliss

A mysterious video appears, carrying a life altering message

28 min · mysterious · suspenseful
Animation
EDICIUS

A teen's suicide unraveled through past events

9 min · dark · intense
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
Drama
Bad Mother

An unnerving short about motherhood

11 min · atmospheric · reflective
Drama
Shadow Boxer

One man's fight to break out of his father's shadow

9 min · emotional · inspiring
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
Comedy
Debt Valley

A rendezvous in the middle of the desert can't be good news

10 min · entertaining · suspenseful
Drama
Myrtle

A mother with one meal to prepare and no way out

14 min · intimate · mysterious
Drama
Denzel

A young man creates an alter ego to help with his struggling confidence

9 min · emotional · heartwarming
Comedy
Pop Down

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

9 min · comic · heartwarming
Comedy
Damage Control

Shit hits the fan when a beloved comedian is accused of sexual assault

10 min · controversial · intense
Documentary
Artificial Dreams

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

16 min · intimate · reflective
Comedy
Thank You So Much

'Clap for Carers' neighbours are challenged by the nurse next door

13 min · controversial · dark
Documentary
The Night is Black and the Day is White

A doc about a family's experiences of living with an autistic child

7 min · emotional · intimate
Romance
Lovers

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

3 min · atmospheric · heartwarming
Documentary
Games of Survival

A doc about the annual survival games in Alaska

15 min · epic · heartwarming
Documentary
Chasing The Vein

A doc exploring the life of a woman's addiction to heroin from the age of 15

22 min · dark · intimate
Comedy
Annie Waits

A woman's story of lust, disappointment and waiting for 'The One'

8 min · entertaining · feel-good
Comedy
Sarah Chong Is Going to Kill Herself

A maltreated receptionist decides to take matters into her own hands

14 min · controversial · quirky
Romance
The Lost Weekend

After a long-term relationship, Charlie is forced into the world of online dating

14 min · heartwarming · nostalgic
Drama
Boy

Emilie is born as a girl but inside she has always been a boy

15 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 family.

Family is the first place most of us are shaped, and the one we never fully leave. Short films are sharp at it because a single scene, one kitchen, one car ride, can hold a whole history. The films below are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories about the people we are tied to.

All Through The Night follows a son determined to stir his dad's failing memory while facing his own, and Boy tells the story of Emilie, born a girl but always, inside, a boy. Bad Mother is an unnerving short about motherhood, while Crack Shot traps a former squash champ in a toxic father-son relationship.

The best short films about family hold the love and the damage in the same breath. And Now I Lay Me Down watches a once-famous actress arrange a perfect day that doesn't go as planned, and Chasing The Vein traces a woman's addiction back to the age of fifteen. Editor-selected and free in 190 countries with no account to create. Press play and call home.