Technology & Modern Lifeshort films

Closer and stranger, all at once. Shorts that sit in the glow of the screen and ask what we traded away.

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Sci-fi
Botching

A heist film. With Robots.

5 min · atmospheric · futuristic
Comedy
Geheimtipp

Two farmers on a breathtaking Swiss Alp need to adapt after going viral

5 min · entertaining · hilarious
Drama
Feige

A worker reads tarot, reflecting how work devoured him

4 min · atmospheric · dark
Documentary
San Esteban: Freedom, Mysticism and Nopales

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

27 min · intimate · nostalgic
Sci-fi
Wired

A woman is gaslit by her AI wellbeing smart hub

18 min · dark · futuristic
Sci-fi
Interstice

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

21 min · cinematic · mysterious
Documentary
The Tides That Bind

A doc about Clint who finds messages in bottles and tracks down the senders

22 min · heartwarming · nostalgic
Sci-fi
Decksdark

In a dystopian surveillance state, a solitary rebel bonds with his neural implant

16 min · atmospheric · dark
Comedy
The Infinite Alternate Realities of Larry Sherman

Larry volunteers to be sent to another dimension

12 min · comic · quirky
Thriller
Bad Apples

In near-future NYC, a group of political radicals fight police brutality

13 min · controversial · political
Sci-fi
2099

In 2099, five of the oldest citizens are interviewed about the 21st Century

7 min · political · reflective
Comedy
Topical Cream

A fake-woke millennial falls in love with a talking bottle

9 min · hilarious · satirical
Drama
The Truth Seekers

In the truth wars, the only side to take is your own

11 min · cerebral · intense
Sci-fi
Time Spent

A man struggling with the cost of living is offered an impossible choice

12 min · intense · mysterious
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
Documentary
Karma Khazi

An artists becomes a connoisseur of toilet doors

12 min · inspiring · reflective
Comedy
Hangover Food: Vampire Influencer

Lee needs help to become the world’s first vampire influencer

28 min · entertaining · hilarious
Comedy
Byte

A sad, shallow man receives a strange gift

6 min · quirky · romantic
Drama
#tagged

The sweet intimacy and destructive power of social media

11 min · suspenseful · thought-provoking
Drama
Skin

Tom Sturridge (The Sandman) plays a man grappling with grief

11 min · cerebral · emotional
Comedy
Road Rage!

A mad man is late for an interview in Cardiff and also stuck in a time loop

5 min · comic · hilarious
Documentary
Artificial Dreams

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

16 min · intimate · reflective
Drama
Embers

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

18 min · cerebral · emotional
Romance
One Night Stand

One night stand marks the beginning and end of a relationship

12 min · intimate · romantic
Documentary
The Last Reel

A doc about cinema projectionists and their future

9 min · meaningful · nostalgic
Drama
Samaritan

A Muslim doctor stumbles upon the body of a right-wing politician

11 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Romance
The Lost Weekend

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

14 min · heartwarming · nostalgic
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Technology & Modern Lifeshort films

Closer and stranger, all at once. Shorts that sit in the glow of the screen and ask what we traded away.

Hand-picked Curated Free to watch
Filter by genre
Sci-fi
Botching

A heist film. With Robots.

5 min · atmospheric · futuristic
Comedy
Geheimtipp

Two farmers on a breathtaking Swiss Alp need to adapt after going viral

5 min · entertaining · hilarious
Drama
Feige

A worker reads tarot, reflecting how work devoured him

4 min · atmospheric · dark
Documentary
San Esteban: Freedom, Mysticism and Nopales

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

27 min · intimate · nostalgic
Sci-fi
Wired

A woman is gaslit by her AI wellbeing smart hub

18 min · dark · futuristic
Sci-fi
Interstice

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

21 min · cinematic · mysterious
Documentary
The Tides That Bind

A doc about Clint who finds messages in bottles and tracks down the senders

22 min · heartwarming · nostalgic
Sci-fi
Decksdark

In a dystopian surveillance state, a solitary rebel bonds with his neural implant

16 min · atmospheric · dark
Comedy
The Infinite Alternate Realities of Larry Sherman

Larry volunteers to be sent to another dimension

12 min · comic · quirky
Thriller
Bad Apples

In near-future NYC, a group of political radicals fight police brutality

13 min · controversial · political
Sci-fi
2099

In 2099, five of the oldest citizens are interviewed about the 21st Century

7 min · political · reflective
Comedy
Topical Cream

A fake-woke millennial falls in love with a talking bottle

9 min · hilarious · satirical
Drama
The Truth Seekers

In the truth wars, the only side to take is your own

11 min · cerebral · intense
Sci-fi
Time Spent

A man struggling with the cost of living is offered an impossible choice

12 min · intense · mysterious
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
Documentary
Karma Khazi

An artists becomes a connoisseur of toilet doors

12 min · inspiring · reflective
Comedy
Hangover Food: Vampire Influencer

Lee needs help to become the world’s first vampire influencer

28 min · entertaining · hilarious
Comedy
Byte

A sad, shallow man receives a strange gift

6 min · quirky · romantic
Drama
#tagged

The sweet intimacy and destructive power of social media

11 min · suspenseful · thought-provoking
Drama
Skin

Tom Sturridge (The Sandman) plays a man grappling with grief

11 min · cerebral · emotional
Comedy
Road Rage!

A mad man is late for an interview in Cardiff and also stuck in a time loop

5 min · comic · hilarious
Documentary
Artificial Dreams

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

16 min · intimate · reflective
Drama
Embers

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

18 min · cerebral · emotional
Romance
One Night Stand

One night stand marks the beginning and end of a relationship

12 min · intimate · romantic
Documentary
The Last Reel

A doc about cinema projectionists and their future

9 min · meaningful · nostalgic
Drama
Samaritan

A Muslim doctor stumbles upon the body of a right-wing politician

11 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Romance
The Lost Weekend

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

14 min · heartwarming · nostalgic
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.

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Curator’s note

Short films about technology and modern life.

Technology promised to bring us closer; modern life mostly proves how strange that got. The best short films about it sit in the glow of the screen and ask what we traded away. The films below are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories about the wired, distracted world we actually live in.

#tagged captures the sweet intimacy and destructive power of social media, and Byte watches a sad, shallow man receive a strange gift. Decksdark bonds a solitary rebel with his neural implant in a dystopian surveillance state, while Artificial Dreams follows a filmmaker's dilemma of being commercially successful.

The best short films about technology and modern life ask what the convenience is really costing. Botching is a heist film, with Robots, and 2099 interviews five of the oldest citizens about the 21st Century. Hand-picked by our editors, free in 190 countries, no fee and no subscription. Press play, and log off after.