Work & Careershort films

The ambition, the burnout, and the person the job makes you. Shorts straight from the daily grind.

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Drama
Perspective

Two timelines reveal one story, as perception distorts truth

15 min · cerebral · controversial
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
Horror
This Place is a Sh*thole

Chaos and grime of communal living spiral into something horrifying

4 min · dark · intense
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
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
Drama
Stray Dog

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

11 min · atmospheric · controversial
Comedy
Workaholic Anonymous

Nathanaël the Great shares his struggles in a workaholics support group

5 min · quirky · satirical
Comedy
Abgestempelt – Die Paragraphenreiter

When bureaucracy becomes so devoted that nothing will stop them

5 min · entertaining · quirky
Documentary
My Journey to Switzerland

A doc about a search that lead a young Spanish to Switzerland

4 min · heartwarming · inspiring
Documentary
The Afghan Plasterer

A short doc about an Afghan finding work and goals in Switzerland

5 min · heartwarming · inspiring
Documentary
San Esteban: Freedom, Mysticism and Nopales

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

27 min · intimate · nostalgic
Drama
Forgive Me

The ambition of a promising fighter becomes the cause of his heartbreak

7 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
Crack Shot

A former squash champ gets caught in a toxic father-son relationship

14 min · dark · intense
War
Hawker

A true story of WW1 fighter pilots at the dawn of Aviation Combat

23 min · epic · historical
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
Dark Comedy
A Certain Method

A struggling actress kills at the audition of her life

13 min · gory · satirical
Dark Comedy
(Manic)quin

An unemployed Plan B junkie, has difficult conversations with a mannequin

14 min · quirky · thought-provoking
Thriller
Bad Apples

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

13 min · controversial · political
Comedy
Whore #4

An Eastern European actor fights against stereotypical casting

7 min · satirical · thought-provoking
Romance
Love, 9 to 5

A bouncer, who has just got broken up with, has a shift on Valentine’s Day

15 min · entertaining · intimate
Comedy
Adam Adamson: Licensed Realtor

Who can you trust to find your dream apartment?

8 min · comic · dark
Sci-fi
Time Spent

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

12 min · intense · mysterious
Documentary
Karma Khazi

An artists becomes a connoisseur of toilet doors

12 min · inspiring · reflective
Documentary
Tanagokoro

How a Japanese chef sparked a fish revolution in the UK

30 min · inspiring · reflective
Drama
Within These Walls

Two musicians delve into their feelings for each other

21 min · intimate · reflective
Comedy
Hangover Food: Vampire Influencer

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

28 min · entertaining · hilarious
Documentary
Plantman

The intimately captured story of a humble gardener

9 min · heartwarming · intimate
Comedy
Mayonnaise

A production assistant seeks advice from a sadistic producer

16 min · quirky · reflective
Thriller
Kompromat

A far-right politician under attack by mainstream media

6 min · controversial · political
Sci-fi
Darkside

An astronaut in search of a lost crew on an interstellar mission

10 min · cinematic · emotional
Drama
Portrait

A model meets an abusive predatory photographer

13 min · controversial · intense
Drama
Zafar

An immigrant tries to help his family while a pandemic is breaking out

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Documentary
Babyface

A super fun doc about a childhood dream of becoming a pro wrestler

6 min · entertaining · feel-good
Drama
Skin

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

11 min · cerebral · emotional
Crime
True Value

A student engages in an unusually deadly part-time job

13 min · dark · mysterious
Comedy
Road Rage!

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

5 min · comic · hilarious
Comedy
Damage Control

Shit hits the fan when a beloved comedian is accused of sexual assault

10 min · controversial · intense
Documentary
Artificial Dreams

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

16 min · intimate · reflective
Comedy
Thank You So Much

'Clap for Carers' neighbours are challenged by the nurse next door

13 min · controversial · dark
Documentary
The Simplicity of Happiness

An inspiring doc about finding happiness in yourself

10 min · inspiring · reflective
Comedy
Viskar I Vinden

A forensic investigator tries to communicate with a farting corpse

7 min · comic · entertaining
Documentary
The Last Reel

A doc about cinema projectionists and their future

9 min · meaningful · nostalgic
Comedy
British Graffiti

A graduate bullied by supermarket coworkers plans his revenge

13 min · entertaining · satirical
Documentary
The Magicians… of the Merlin Magical Society

A doc that looks into the lives of a group of lovable magicians

28 min · entertaining · heartwarming
Comedy
Behind the Mask

A hilarious reflection on actors being the worst

10 min · hilarious · satirical
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
Drama
Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times

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

11 min · emotional · heartwarming
Comedy
Man-tis!

A man wakes up as a mantis on the day of his job interview

10 min · comic · feel-good
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

Work & Careershort films

The ambition, the burnout, and the person the job makes you. Shorts straight from the daily grind.

Hand-picked Curated Free to watch
Filter by genre
Drama
Perspective

Two timelines reveal one story, as perception distorts truth

15 min · cerebral · controversial
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
Horror
This Place is a Sh*thole

Chaos and grime of communal living spiral into something horrifying

4 min · dark · intense
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
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
Drama
Stray Dog

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

11 min · atmospheric · controversial
Comedy
Workaholic Anonymous

Nathanaël the Great shares his struggles in a workaholics support group

5 min · quirky · satirical
Comedy
Abgestempelt – Die Paragraphenreiter

When bureaucracy becomes so devoted that nothing will stop them

5 min · entertaining · quirky
Documentary
My Journey to Switzerland

A doc about a search that lead a young Spanish to Switzerland

4 min · heartwarming · inspiring
Documentary
The Afghan Plasterer

A short doc about an Afghan finding work and goals in Switzerland

5 min · heartwarming · inspiring
Documentary
San Esteban: Freedom, Mysticism and Nopales

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

27 min · intimate · nostalgic
Drama
Forgive Me

The ambition of a promising fighter becomes the cause of his heartbreak

7 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
Crack Shot

A former squash champ gets caught in a toxic father-son relationship

14 min · dark · intense
War
Hawker

A true story of WW1 fighter pilots at the dawn of Aviation Combat

23 min · epic · historical
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
Dark Comedy
A Certain Method

A struggling actress kills at the audition of her life

13 min · gory · satirical
Dark Comedy
(Manic)quin

An unemployed Plan B junkie, has difficult conversations with a mannequin

14 min · quirky · thought-provoking
Thriller
Bad Apples

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

13 min · controversial · political
Comedy
Whore #4

An Eastern European actor fights against stereotypical casting

7 min · satirical · thought-provoking
Romance
Love, 9 to 5

A bouncer, who has just got broken up with, has a shift on Valentine’s Day

15 min · entertaining · intimate
Comedy
Adam Adamson: Licensed Realtor

Who can you trust to find your dream apartment?

8 min · comic · dark
Sci-fi
Time Spent

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

12 min · intense · mysterious
Documentary
Karma Khazi

An artists becomes a connoisseur of toilet doors

12 min · inspiring · reflective
Documentary
Tanagokoro

How a Japanese chef sparked a fish revolution in the UK

30 min · inspiring · reflective
Drama
Within These Walls

Two musicians delve into their feelings for each other

21 min · intimate · reflective
Comedy
Hangover Food: Vampire Influencer

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

28 min · entertaining · hilarious
Documentary
Plantman

The intimately captured story of a humble gardener

9 min · heartwarming · intimate
Comedy
Mayonnaise

A production assistant seeks advice from a sadistic producer

16 min · quirky · reflective
Thriller
Kompromat

A far-right politician under attack by mainstream media

6 min · controversial · political
Sci-fi
Darkside

An astronaut in search of a lost crew on an interstellar mission

10 min · cinematic · emotional
Drama
Portrait

A model meets an abusive predatory photographer

13 min · controversial · intense
Drama
Zafar

An immigrant tries to help his family while a pandemic is breaking out

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Documentary
Babyface

A super fun doc about a childhood dream of becoming a pro wrestler

6 min · entertaining · feel-good
Drama
Skin

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

11 min · cerebral · emotional
Crime
True Value

A student engages in an unusually deadly part-time job

13 min · dark · mysterious
Comedy
Road Rage!

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

5 min · comic · hilarious
Comedy
Damage Control

Shit hits the fan when a beloved comedian is accused of sexual assault

10 min · controversial · intense
Documentary
Artificial Dreams

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

16 min · intimate · reflective
Comedy
Thank You So Much

'Clap for Carers' neighbours are challenged by the nurse next door

13 min · controversial · dark
Documentary
The Simplicity of Happiness

An inspiring doc about finding happiness in yourself

10 min · inspiring · reflective
Comedy
Viskar I Vinden

A forensic investigator tries to communicate with a farting corpse

7 min · comic · entertaining
Documentary
The Last Reel

A doc about cinema projectionists and their future

9 min · meaningful · nostalgic
Comedy
British Graffiti

A graduate bullied by supermarket coworkers plans his revenge

13 min · entertaining · satirical
Documentary
The Magicians… of the Merlin Magical Society

A doc that looks into the lives of a group of lovable magicians

28 min · entertaining · heartwarming
Comedy
Behind the Mask

A hilarious reflection on actors being the worst

10 min · hilarious · satirical
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
Drama
Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times

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

11 min · emotional · heartwarming
Comedy
Man-tis!

A man wakes up as a mantis on the day of his job interview

10 min · comic · feel-good
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

Short films about work and career.

Work eats most of our waking hours, so it's no surprise it makes for sharp short films: the ambition, the burnout, the question of whether the job is worth the person you become doing it. The films below are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories from the daily grind.

Adam Adamson: Licensed Realtor asks who you can trust to find your dream apartment, and Abgestempelt - Die Paragraphenreiter watches bureaucracy turn so devoted that nothing will stop them. (Manic)quin follows an unemployed Plan B junkie having difficult conversations with a mannequin, while Behind the Mask is a hilarious reflection on actors being the worst.

The best short films about work and career find the human cost in the day job. A Certain Method follows a struggling actress who kills at the audition of her life, and Artificial Dreams sits with a filmmaker's dilemma of being commercially successful. Editor-picked and free across 190 countries, no subscription and no account. Press play, and clock off.