Redemption & Forgivenessshort films

The hardest turn to earn, with no room to fake it. Shorts about making peace, or trying to.

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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
Comedy
Workaholic Anonymous

Nathanaël the Great shares his struggles in a workaholics support group

5 min · quirky · satirical
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
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
Squeeze

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

20 min · cinematic · emotional
Comedy
The Infinite Alternate Realities of Larry Sherman

Larry volunteers to be sent to another dimension

12 min · comic · quirky
Dark Comedy
Wesley Loses His Penis

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

18 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Thriller
Fugue

In a city of outlaws, survival means vanishing from a deadly hunter

23 min · atmospheric · cinematic
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
Comedy
A Smaller Big Bang

Some relationships end how they begin... with a bang

8 min · entertaining · hilarious
Documentary
To Be Enjoyed

The unlikely story of a musician experiencing a life-changing opportunity

17 min · heartwarming · inspiring
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
Shadow Boxer

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

9 min · emotional · inspiring
Drama
Metal

A grandfather mourning the loss of his young grandson

19 min · emotional · reflective
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 Simplicity of Happiness

An inspiring doc about finding happiness in yourself

10 min · inspiring · reflective
Documentary
The Number

A doc that looks at the myths and markings of prison gangs

13 min · atmospheric · dark
Drama
Hymn of Hate

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

10 min · emotional · historical
Drama
Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times

A powerful short film about two men who meet five different times

11 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Only The Lonely

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

17 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Land’s End

Joseph Mawle (Rings of Power, Game of Thrones) in a cinematic tale about running away

18 min · atmospheric · cinematic
Comedy
Tea For Two

Two tea shop owners eagerly try to hook up unsuspecting guests

15 min · heartwarming · romantic
Drama
Two Sides

The lives of a homeless man and a property developer become intertwined

10 min · meaningful · reflective
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Redemption & Forgivenessshort films

The hardest turn to earn, with no room to fake it. Shorts about making peace, or trying to.

Hand-picked Curated Free to watch
Filter by genre
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
Comedy
Workaholic Anonymous

Nathanaël the Great shares his struggles in a workaholics support group

5 min · quirky · satirical
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
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
Squeeze

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

20 min · cinematic · emotional
Comedy
The Infinite Alternate Realities of Larry Sherman

Larry volunteers to be sent to another dimension

12 min · comic · quirky
Dark Comedy
Wesley Loses His Penis

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

18 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Thriller
Fugue

In a city of outlaws, survival means vanishing from a deadly hunter

23 min · atmospheric · cinematic
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
Comedy
A Smaller Big Bang

Some relationships end how they begin... with a bang

8 min · entertaining · hilarious
Documentary
To Be Enjoyed

The unlikely story of a musician experiencing a life-changing opportunity

17 min · heartwarming · inspiring
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
Shadow Boxer

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

9 min · emotional · inspiring
Drama
Metal

A grandfather mourning the loss of his young grandson

19 min · emotional · reflective
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 Simplicity of Happiness

An inspiring doc about finding happiness in yourself

10 min · inspiring · reflective
Documentary
The Number

A doc that looks at the myths and markings of prison gangs

13 min · atmospheric · dark
Drama
Hymn of Hate

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

10 min · emotional · historical
Drama
Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times

A powerful short film about two men who meet five different times

11 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Only The Lonely

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

17 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Land’s End

Joseph Mawle (Rings of Power, Game of Thrones) in a cinematic tale about running away

18 min · atmospheric · cinematic
Comedy
Tea For Two

Two tea shop owners eagerly try to hook up unsuspecting guests

15 min · heartwarming · romantic
Drama
Two Sides

The lives of a homeless man and a property developer become intertwined

10 min · meaningful · reflective
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 redemption and forgiveness, free to watch.

Redemption is the hardest turn to earn, and short films have no room to fake it, so the ones that land really land. One reckoning, one apology, one chance to be better than before. The films below are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories about making peace, or trying to.

Just Another Day watches Rui, trying to outrun his grief, forced to face the one thing he can't escape, and Darlings follows an estranged son returning to see his dying grandmother. A Moral Man turns a controversial spotlight on assisted suicide, while Embers sits with a woman waiting for a date who is not as expected.

The best short films about redemption and forgiveness know it is never simple. Fin follows a grieving boy struggling to move forward without his best friend, and Hymn of Hate sets Russell Tovey (Being Human) & Thomas Turgoose (This Is England) in a WW1 short. Chosen by our editors, free across 190 countries, no subscription and no sign-up. Press play, and let it in.