Still Life, written and directed by Ned Cooper, is a quietly inventive short film that blends dark humor with an introspective meditation on identity and memory. Following a woman’s sudden death, the film introduces her to a strange manifestation of her previous lives, guiding her through moments that feel simultaneously absurd, intimate, and unsettling. Rather than treating the afterlife as spectacle, the film grounds its surreal premise in emotional truth, allowing each encounter to reveal lingering regrets, unspoken desires, and the fragile construction of selfhood. Cooper’s direction is restrained and confident, relying on composed visuals and deliberate pacing to let silence carry weight. Humor and melancholy coexist naturally, never overstated, inviting the audience to reflect rather than react. What ultimately lingers is not the novelty of the concept, but the film’s empathy and quiet honesty, leaving viewers with a resonant reflection on the selves we accumulate, the lives we imagine, and the moments that continue to define us.