The For the Cause block will feature 6 Nat/Intl Shorts Films:

The Marksman
Directed by Conor Healy
Runtime: 1 minute, 10 seconds

An army sniper contemplates the lives of those he is tasked with eliminating.

Ashmina
Winner – 2019 Best Nat/Int Short Film

Directed by Dekel Berenson
Runtime: 15 minutes

In an impoverished country, rife with contradiction, a young girl is torn between her obligation to her family and the influence of foreign visitors.

The Boy Who Wanted to Fly
Winner – 2019 Best Director

Directed by Jorge Muriel
Runtime: 20 minutes

In the Madrid of the 80s, Ivan, a five-year-old boy, is confronted with the birth of a new brother. His sister is dad´s favorite, the newborn is mom’s favorite. Which place does he take in this new situation? What if He could fly and escape?

Moth
Directed by Allyn Quigley
Runtime: 14 minutes

A taxi driver returns to work after the death of his daughter, only to come across the young boy who may be responsible

True North: Paud Mulrooney’s Irish-Canadian Adventures in Super 8
Directed by Deirdre Mulrooney
Runtime: 27 minutes, 30 seconds

This half-hour film offers a rare window into the life of Native Canadians via an Irish Family who were fortunate enough to share their path in the 1970s and 1980s.

The Third King
Directed by Chistoph Oliver Strunck
Runtime: 25 minutes

The coldest German winter of World War II. African-American private Jamar gets lost behind the enemy frontline. When he takes shelter in a cabin deep in the forest he struggles in an uncertain path with fateful encounters for heading home again.