Grief & Lossshort films

Loss that refuses a straight line. Shorts that sit in one room with it, long enough to recognise.

Hand-picked· Curated· Free to watch
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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
Drama
Domestic Help

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

19 min · atmospheric · mysterious
Drama
Stray Dog

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

11 min · atmospheric · controversial
Drama
The Nightingale

A singer battles through PTSD after a sexual assault

35 min · dark · emotional
Drama
Fin

A grieving boy struggles to move forward without his best friend

8 min · emotional · intimate
Comedy
Love Less Likely

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

16 min · entertaining · romantic
Drama
The World Beyond Me

Trapped in Mumbai’s red-light district, a woman dreams of freedom

15 min · dark · emotional
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
Dark Comedy
Floater

A troubled man builds a mausoleum after his abusive father dies

13 min · dark · emotional
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
Crime
Billie

Sitting at a poker table, Billie dreams of revenge

8 min · cinematic · mysterious
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
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
Drama
GhostofYou.

Miranda struggles to move on as fragments of her past love resurface

5 min · intimate · nostalgic
Drama
Egg and Chips

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

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

Two strangers hunting for an apartment in Los Angeles

13 min · meaningful · reflective
Drama
The Unexpected Expectant Father

A grandfather struggles with his abandoned grandson

14 min · emotional · heartwarming
Romance
Requiem (With A Side of Fries)

A divorcing couple enjoy a final dinner together

16 min · emotional · heartwarming
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
Animation
EDICIUS

A teen's suicide unraveled through past events

9 min · dark · intense
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
The Lighter

He seeks closure from their past

3 min · intimate · mysterious
Drama
Requiem

Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us, GoT) fighting for forbidden love

23 min · cinematic · emotional
Documentary
Plantman

The intimately captured story of a humble gardener

9 min · heartwarming · intimate
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
Drama
Embers

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

18 min · cerebral · emotional
Drama
Lost Souls

A visual take on characters hitting rock bottom and deciding what to do next

2 min · atmospheric · reflective
Documentary
The Last Reel

A doc about cinema projectionists and their future

9 min · meaningful · nostalgic
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
Horror
The Relic

Adventurers make the worst discovery they can possibly imagine

13 min · gory · intense
Comedy
Behind the Mask

A hilarious reflection on actors being the worst

10 min · hilarious · satirical
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
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
Romance
The Lost Weekend

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

14 min · heartwarming · nostalgic
Drama
Only The Lonely

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

17 min · emotional · heartwarming
Comedy
Quiet Carriage

A commuter debates if he should stop an intruder or live a lifetime of regrets

4 min · hilarious · satirical
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Share it with the world.

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Grief & Lossshort films

Loss that refuses a straight line. Shorts that sit in one room with it, long enough to recognise.

Hand-picked Curated Free to watch
Filter by genre
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
Drama
Domestic Help

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

19 min · atmospheric · mysterious
Drama
Stray Dog

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

11 min · atmospheric · controversial
Drama
The Nightingale

A singer battles through PTSD after a sexual assault

35 min · dark · emotional
Drama
Fin

A grieving boy struggles to move forward without his best friend

8 min · emotional · intimate
Comedy
Love Less Likely

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

16 min · entertaining · romantic
Drama
The World Beyond Me

Trapped in Mumbai’s red-light district, a woman dreams of freedom

15 min · dark · emotional
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
Dark Comedy
Floater

A troubled man builds a mausoleum after his abusive father dies

13 min · dark · emotional
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
Crime
Billie

Sitting at a poker table, Billie dreams of revenge

8 min · cinematic · mysterious
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
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
Drama
GhostofYou.

Miranda struggles to move on as fragments of her past love resurface

5 min · intimate · nostalgic
Drama
Egg and Chips

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

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

Two strangers hunting for an apartment in Los Angeles

13 min · meaningful · reflective
Drama
The Unexpected Expectant Father

A grandfather struggles with his abandoned grandson

14 min · emotional · heartwarming
Romance
Requiem (With A Side of Fries)

A divorcing couple enjoy a final dinner together

16 min · emotional · heartwarming
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
Animation
EDICIUS

A teen's suicide unraveled through past events

9 min · dark · intense
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
The Lighter

He seeks closure from their past

3 min · intimate · mysterious
Drama
Requiem

Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us, GoT) fighting for forbidden love

23 min · cinematic · emotional
Documentary
Plantman

The intimately captured story of a humble gardener

9 min · heartwarming · intimate
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
Drama
Embers

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

18 min · cerebral · emotional
Drama
Lost Souls

A visual take on characters hitting rock bottom and deciding what to do next

2 min · atmospheric · reflective
Documentary
The Last Reel

A doc about cinema projectionists and their future

9 min · meaningful · nostalgic
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
Horror
The Relic

Adventurers make the worst discovery they can possibly imagine

13 min · gory · intense
Comedy
Behind the Mask

A hilarious reflection on actors being the worst

10 min · hilarious · satirical
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
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
Romance
The Lost Weekend

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

14 min · heartwarming · nostalgic
Drama
Only The Lonely

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

17 min · emotional · heartwarming
Comedy
Quiet Carriage

A commuter debates if he should stop an intruder or live a lifetime of regrets

4 min · hilarious · satirical
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

Short films about grief and loss.

Grief does not move in a straight line, and short films know it. They do not try to resolve a loss in an hour; they sit in one room with it, long enough to recognise. The films below are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories about carrying what is gone.

Darlings follows an estranged son returning to see his dying grandmother, and All Through The Night watches a son fight to stir his father's fading memory. And Now I Lay Me Down sits with a once-famous actress arranging a final perfect day, while A Moral Man turns its spotlight on the hardest goodbye of all.

The best short films about grief and loss offer company, not closure. Darkside follows an astronaut searching for a lost crew across the dark of space, and Billie sits at a poker table where a woman quietly dreams of revenge. Picked by our editors and free in 190 countries, no fee and no sign-up. Press play, and take it slowly.