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The Little Shopping Trolley

Living on a shoestring in Montreal, a Vietnamese mother must act in bad faith to assert her right to buy 12 discount laundry detergents that she's been refused at a grocery store.

- A little Christmas story of family and capitalism.

  • Laurence Ly
    Director
  • Laurence Ly
    Writer
  • Laurence Ly
    Producer
  • Laura Luu
    Key Cast
    "Trang"
  • Chloé Djandji
    Key Cast
    "Sao"
  • Sandrine Bisson
    Key Cast
    "Sophie"
  • Charlie Cromp Nguyen
    Key Cast
    "Sara"
  • Miko Cromp Nguyen
    Key Cast
    "Gregory"
  • Jean Bui
    Key Cast
    "Bao"
  • Charlotte Poitras
    Key Cast
    "Vanessa"
  • Maxime-Olivier Potvin
    Key Cast
    "John"
  • Martin Desgagné
    Key Cast
    "Gérant"
  • Michael Richard
    Key Cast
    "Client #1"
  • Daniel Bernatchez
    Key Cast
    "Client #2"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Le petit panier à roulettes
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, social
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 23 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 22, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    French, Vietnamese
  • Shooting Format:
    RED digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Yorkton Film Festival
    Yorkton
    Canada
    May 23, 2024
    World Premiere
    Finalist Best Short Film and Kathleen Shannon Award
  • Fantasia International Film Festival
    Montréal
    Canada
    July 28, 2024
    Québec Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Festival international de cinéma et d'art Les Percéides
    Percé
    Canada
    August 22, 2024
    Gaspésie Premiere
    WINNER BEST SHORT FILM QUÉBÉCOIS
  • Asian American International Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    August 2, 2024
    American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Viet Film Fest
    Los Angeles
    United States
    September 11, 2024
    Official Selection
  • New Orleans Film Festival
    New Orleans
    United States
    October 20, 2024
    South American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Kaohsiung Film Festival
    Kaohsiung
    Taiwan
    October 18, 2024
    Asian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Sedicicorto International Film Festival
    Forli
    Italy
    October 8, 2024
    European Premiere
  • Jeonju International Short Film Festival
    Jeonju
    September 27, 2024
    Grand Prize BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
  • Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
    Rouyn-Noranda
    Canada
    October 31, 2024
    Prix Crave BEST SHORT FILM
  • Festival Tous Court d'Aix-en-Provence
    Aix-En-Provence
    France
    December 12, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Jakarta Independant Film Festival
    Jakarta
    Indonesia
    November 23, 2024
    WINNER BEST SHORT DIRECTOR
  • Vancouver Asian Film Festival
    Vancouver
    Canada
    November 9, 2024
    Nominated Best Canadian Short Director and Best Canadian Short Film
  • Mirada Corta Short Film Festival
    Mexico
    Mexico
    October 23, 2024
  • Ooty Short Film Festival
    Ooty
    India
    December 28, 2024
    India Premiere
    WINNER BEST FILM
  • Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
    Montréal
    Canada
    February 10, 2025
  • Cinema On the Bayou
    Lafayette
    United States
    January 24, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Pleins Écrans
    Québec
    Canada
    January 29, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Festival Si loin, si proche
    Noisiel
    France
    February 7, 2025
  • Semaines culturelles vietnamiennes
    Montréal
    Canada
    October 26, 2024
  • CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS 2025
    Toronto
    Canada
    Nominee CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD, Best actress in short film, Laura Luu
  • Festival Filministes
    Montréal
    Canada
    March 16, 2025
    WINNER BEST COLOR and SPECIAL MENTION
  • Asian Pop-Up Cinema
    Chicago
    United States
    April 12, 2025
    Illinois Premiere
    Nominee Best Short Film
  • Positively Different Short Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    April 4, 2025
    Greece Premiere
    Official Selection
  • FascinAsian Film Festival
    Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg
    Canada
    May 3, 2025
    WINNER Building Bridges Award
  • Little Tokachi Film Festival
    Tokachi
    Japan
    February 8, 2025
  • Diaspora Film Festival
    Incheon
    May 30, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Festival Champa
    Montréal
    Canada
    May 23, 2025
  • Vancouver Short Film Festival
    Vancouver
    Canada
    June 15, 2025
    WINNER BEST CANADIAN SHORT FILM
  • Cinema Corto Moniga
    Garda Lake
    Italy
    July 15, 2025
    Official Selection
  • International A.S.T.O. Short Film Festival
    Patras
    Greece
    June 26, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de cinema de Itabaiana
    Itabaiana
    Brazil
    July 31, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Toronto Multicultural Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    September 6, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Japan World Film Festival
    Tokyo
    Japan
    October 11, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Biencortos International Short Film Festival
    Maracaibo
    Venezuela
    August 24, 2025
    WINNER BEST DIRECTOR
  • Oslo Film Festival
    Oslo
    Norway
    November 15, 2025
    Official Selection
  • London Migration Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    November 30, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Sydney Short Film Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    March 13, 2026
    WINNER Best Short Film Fiction
  • Cambodia International Film Festival
    Phnom Penh
    Cambodia
    March 28, 2026
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Les Films Voi
    Distributor
    Country: Canada
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Laurence Ly

fr.
D’origine cambodgienne et vietnamienne, Laurence Ly détient une maîtrise en cinéma et image en mouvement de l'Université du Québec à Montréal et un diplôme de L'institut de l'image et du son en réalisation. Il a réalisé la série web LES LAURIERS (2022) et les courts métrages CORRESPONDANCE (2022) et LE PETIT PANIER À ROULETTES (2024). Son prochain projet de court métrage qui a reçu l'aval du Conseil des arts du Canada est un court métrage documentaire sur Janet Lumb intitulé QUAND JANET DORT.

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Of Cambodian and Vietnamese origin, Laurence Ly holds a master's degree in cinema and image in movement from Université du Québec à Montréal and a diploma in directing from L'institut de l'image et du son. He directed the web series LES LAURIERS (2022) and the short films CORRESPONDANCE (2022) and LE PETIT PANIER À ROULETTES (2024). His next short film project, which has been approved by the Conseil des arts du Canada is a short film documentary entitled WHEN JANET SLEEPS.

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Director Statement

I'm very pleased to share my short film. It's a personal story that happens during my childhood.
It took 4 years to write, direct and produce. The first short film with funds is a long journey and I hope you will be able to enjoy the work.
I'm also very happy to announce that my short film have won the BEST SHORT FILM Award at the Festival international de cinéma et d'art Les Percéides, at the Festival International du cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue and at the Jeonju International Short Film Festival and was a finalist for the prestigious Kathleen Shannon Award (to a filmmaker whose production exemplifies diverse, cross-cultural storytelling in novel and unique ways) at the Yorkton Film Festival.
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Je suis très heureux de partager mon court métrage. Il s'agit d'une histoire personnelle qui se déroule pendant mon enfance.
Il a fallu 4 ans pour l'écrire, le réaliser et le produire. Le premier court métrage avec des bourses est un long périple et j'espère que vous pourrez apprécier le travail.
Je suis également très heureux d'annoncer que mon court-métrage a remporté le prix du MEILLEUR COURT-MÉTRAGE au Festival international de cinéma et d'art Les Percéides, au Festival International du cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue et au Jeonju International Short Film Festival. Il a également été finaliste pour le prestigieux Kathleen Shannon Award (dédié à un cinéaste dont la production illustre de manière originale et unique la diversité des récits interculturels) au Yorkton Film Festival.