Immigration & Displacementshort films

A long arrival that never quite finishes. Shorts that hold one journey close enough to feel the distance from home.

Hand-picked· Curated· Free to watch
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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
Comedy
Cuticles and Follicles

Come spend some time with the girls at the beauty salon

11 min · feel-good · intimate
Drama
Sprache ist Leben

A deaf boy flees from Syria to Switzerland and faces the challenges ahead

5 min · emotional · inspiring
Drama
Stray Dog

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

11 min · atmospheric · controversial
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
Horror
The Red City

When his blood supply runs dry, a vampire is forced back into the hunt

10 min · atmospheric · dark
Drama
The Burning Blue

Lost in a desert, a couple's relationship is tested when they discover they're not alone

13 min · atmospheric · emotional
Comedy
Whore #4

An Eastern European actor fights against stereotypical casting

7 min · satirical · thought-provoking
Sci-fi
2099

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

7 min · political · reflective
Dark Comedy
Gym Patriot

A white man's unease escalates when he hears Arabic singing

7 min · intimate · quirky
Documentary
Tanagokoro

How a Japanese chef sparked a fish revolution in the UK

30 min · inspiring · reflective
Drama
Zafar

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

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Drama
Samaritan

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

11 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Comedy
Sarah Chong Is Going to Kill Herself

A maltreated receptionist decides to take matters into her own hands

14 min · controversial · 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
Two Sides

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

10 min · meaningful · reflective
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Immigration & Displacementshort films

A long arrival that never quite finishes. Shorts that hold one journey close enough to feel the distance from home.

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
Comedy
Cuticles and Follicles

Come spend some time with the girls at the beauty salon

11 min · feel-good · intimate
Drama
Sprache ist Leben

A deaf boy flees from Syria to Switzerland and faces the challenges ahead

5 min · emotional · inspiring
Drama
Stray Dog

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

11 min · atmospheric · controversial
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
Horror
The Red City

When his blood supply runs dry, a vampire is forced back into the hunt

10 min · atmospheric · dark
Drama
The Burning Blue

Lost in a desert, a couple's relationship is tested when they discover they're not alone

13 min · atmospheric · emotional
Comedy
Whore #4

An Eastern European actor fights against stereotypical casting

7 min · satirical · thought-provoking
Sci-fi
2099

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

7 min · political · reflective
Dark Comedy
Gym Patriot

A white man's unease escalates when he hears Arabic singing

7 min · intimate · quirky
Documentary
Tanagokoro

How a Japanese chef sparked a fish revolution in the UK

30 min · inspiring · reflective
Drama
Zafar

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

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Drama
Samaritan

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

11 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Comedy
Sarah Chong Is Going to Kill Herself

A maltreated receptionist decides to take matters into her own hands

14 min · controversial · 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
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.

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Curator’s note

Short films about immigration and displacement.

Leaving one place for another is rarely a single event; it is a long arrival that never quite finishes. Short films and documentaries are sharp at it, holding one journey close enough to feel the distance from home. The films below are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories about starting over somewhere new.

Sprache ist Leben follows a deaf boy who flees from Syria to Switzerland and faces the challenges ahead, and My Journey to Switzerland documents a search that led a young Spanish woman north. Gym Patriot watches a white man's unease escalate when he hears Arabic singing, while Stray Dog is a Swiss street drama where loneliness, crime and drugs tighten their grip.

The best short films about immigration and displacement keep the human at the centre. Samaritan follows a Muslim doctor who stumbles on the body of a right-wing politician, and Only The Lonely sits with an old lady whose world becomes intolerable after a loss. Editor-curated and free in 190 countries with nothing to subscribe to. Press play and cross the border.