Class & Inequalityshort films

The doors that open or stay shut before a word is said. Shorts that lay bare who holds the power.

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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
Horror
This Place is a Sh*thole

Chaos and grime of communal living spiral into something horrifying

4 min · dark · intense
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
Thriller
Tudescends

A woman is offered a choice that could make her rich

5 min · cerebral · cinematic
Documentary
My Journey to Switzerland

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

4 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
The World Beyond Me

Trapped in Mumbai’s red-light district, a woman dreams of freedom

15 min · dark · emotional
Drama
Crack Shot

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

14 min · dark · intense
Drama
Tiny, Texas

A high school basketball prodigy hits a wall of expectations

12 min · cinematic · emotional
Drama
Sins Unveiled

Small minds often resort to hate and violence when confronted with the unknown

13 min · emotional · intense
Crime
Mascagni’ Symphony ♱ Inno all’Infamia

Two criminals confront their inner demons in a lawless, unforgiving world

8 min · cinematic · dark
Dark Comedy
(Manic)quin

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

14 min · quirky · thought-provoking
Drama
Egg and Chips

A young daughter steals a chicken to help provide for their family

13 min · emotional · intimate
Thriller
Bad Apples

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

13 min · controversial · political
Documentary
El Batán, Small and Pretty

An inspiring doc about a former small town fighting to preserve its soul

13 min · feel-good · heartwarming
Sci-fi
2099

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

7 min · political · reflective
Drama
The Unexpected Expectant Father

A grandfather struggles with his abandoned grandson

14 min · emotional · heartwarming
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
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
Requiem

Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us, GoT) fighting for forbidden love

23 min · cinematic · emotional
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
Comedy
The Core of Monkos Anthology

A very dark, stupid and surreal anthology

19 min · comic · quirky
Drama
Zafar

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

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Drama
Metal

A grandfather mourning the loss of his young grandson

19 min · emotional · reflective
Documentary
Babyface

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

6 min · entertaining · feel-good
Comedy
Debt Valley

A rendezvous in the middle of the desert can't be good news

10 min · entertaining · suspenseful
Experimental
BONGO

A cautionary tale of false connections and toxic relationships

3 min · atmospheric · mysterious
Crime
True Value

A student engages in an unusually deadly part-time job

13 min · dark · mysterious
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
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
Comedy
British Graffiti

A graduate bullied by supermarket coworkers plans his revenge

13 min · entertaining · satirical
Documentary
Chasing The Vein

A doc exploring the life of a woman's addiction to heroin from the age of 15

22 min · dark · intimate
Documentary
The Number

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

13 min · atmospheric · dark
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
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
Drama
Two Sides

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

10 min · meaningful · reflective
For filmmakers

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Class & Inequalityshort films

The doors that open or stay shut before a word is said. Shorts that lay bare who holds the power.

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
Horror
This Place is a Sh*thole

Chaos and grime of communal living spiral into something horrifying

4 min · dark · intense
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
Thriller
Tudescends

A woman is offered a choice that could make her rich

5 min · cerebral · cinematic
Documentary
My Journey to Switzerland

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

4 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
The World Beyond Me

Trapped in Mumbai’s red-light district, a woman dreams of freedom

15 min · dark · emotional
Drama
Crack Shot

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

14 min · dark · intense
Drama
Tiny, Texas

A high school basketball prodigy hits a wall of expectations

12 min · cinematic · emotional
Drama
Sins Unveiled

Small minds often resort to hate and violence when confronted with the unknown

13 min · emotional · intense
Crime
Mascagni’ Symphony ♱ Inno all’Infamia

Two criminals confront their inner demons in a lawless, unforgiving world

8 min · cinematic · dark
Dark Comedy
(Manic)quin

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

14 min · quirky · thought-provoking
Drama
Egg and Chips

A young daughter steals a chicken to help provide for their family

13 min · emotional · intimate
Thriller
Bad Apples

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

13 min · controversial · political
Documentary
El Batán, Small and Pretty

An inspiring doc about a former small town fighting to preserve its soul

13 min · feel-good · heartwarming
Sci-fi
2099

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

7 min · political · reflective
Drama
The Unexpected Expectant Father

A grandfather struggles with his abandoned grandson

14 min · emotional · heartwarming
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
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
Requiem

Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us, GoT) fighting for forbidden love

23 min · cinematic · emotional
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
Comedy
The Core of Monkos Anthology

A very dark, stupid and surreal anthology

19 min · comic · quirky
Drama
Zafar

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

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Drama
Metal

A grandfather mourning the loss of his young grandson

19 min · emotional · reflective
Documentary
Babyface

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

6 min · entertaining · feel-good
Comedy
Debt Valley

A rendezvous in the middle of the desert can't be good news

10 min · entertaining · suspenseful
Experimental
BONGO

A cautionary tale of false connections and toxic relationships

3 min · atmospheric · mysterious
Crime
True Value

A student engages in an unusually deadly part-time job

13 min · dark · mysterious
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
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
Comedy
British Graffiti

A graduate bullied by supermarket coworkers plans his revenge

13 min · entertaining · satirical
Documentary
Chasing The Vein

A doc exploring the life of a woman's addiction to heroin from the age of 15

22 min · dark · intimate
Documentary
The Number

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

13 min · atmospheric · dark
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
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
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 class and inequality.

Class is the water people swim in, the doors that open or stay shut before anyone says a word, and short films are sharp at exposing it. In a few minutes they can lay bare who has power and who does not, and how that gap shapes a life. The films below are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories about the lines we are born on the wrong side of.

British Graffiti follows a graduate bullied by supermarket coworkers who starts planning his revenge, and Bad Apples drops into near-future NYC where political radicals fight police brutality. Chasing The Vein documents a woman's addiction to heroin from the age of fifteen, while Crack Shot catches a former squash champion in a toxic father-son relationship.

The best short films about class and inequality refuse to look away. (Manic)quin follows an unemployed Plan B junkie having difficult conversations with a mannequin, and Debt Valley sets up a desert rendezvous that can only mean bad news. Picked by our editors, streaming free in 190 countries, no sign-up needed. Press play, and mind the gap.