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Enormous and entirely ordinary, all at once. Shorts that hold one person at the worst moment of a love that did not last.

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The best short films about heartbreak.

Heartbreak is enormous and entirely ordinary, which is exactly why short films do it so well. A few minutes is enough to hold one person at the worst moment of a love that did not last. These films are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories about the ones that got away.

Annie Waits follows a woman's story of lust, disappointment and waiting for 'The One', and A Smaller Big Bang watches a relationship end the way it began, with a bang. Embers sits with a woman waiting on a date who is not as expected, while And Now I Lay Me Down follows a once-famous actress through a day that slips away from her.

The best short films about heartbreak let the ache stay honest. (Manic)quin follows a lonely dreamer pouring his heart out to a mannequin, and Darlings watches an estranged son come home to a goodbye. Each one editor-chosen and free across all 193 countries, no subscription required. Hit play, and let it hurt a little.

The Klipist editors