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Self-acceptance short films

The slow work of meeting yourself as you actually are. Shorts that catch the turn from performing to believing.

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The best short films about self-acceptance.

Self-acceptance is rarely a clean arrival; it's the slow work of meeting yourself as you actually are. Short films catch that turn in close-up, the moment someone stops performing and starts believing. These films are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories about making peace with the person in the mirror.

Boy follows Emilie, born a girl but always a boy inside, and Behind the Mask is a hilarious reflection on actors being the worst. (Manic)quin watches an unemployed Plan B junkie having difficult conversations with a mannequin, while A Certain Method follows a struggling actress who kills at the audition of her life.

The most honest short films about self-acceptance let the change happen quietly. And Now I Lay Me Down watches a once-famous actress arrange her perfect day, which doesn't go as planned, and Annie Waits tells one woman's story of lust, disappointment and waiting for 'The One'. Hand-picked by our editors and free in all 193 countries, no fee and no account. Press play, and meet yourself.

The Klipist editors