The Little Shopping Trolley


The Little Shopping Trolley is a Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Laurence Ly and released in 2024. The film stars Laura Luu as Trang, a Vietnamese Canadian mother in Montreal living on a limited budget, who is forced to resort to subterfuge when a grocery store refuses to sell her 12 containers of laundry detergent at the discounted coupon price.
The cast also includes Chloé Djandji, Sandrine Bisson, Jean Bui, Miko Nguyen-Cromp, Charlie Nguyen-Cromp, Charlotte Poitras, Maxime-Olivier Potvin, Martin Desgagné, Michael Richard and Daniel Bernatchez.

Awards

AwardYearCategoryRecipientResult
Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival2024Jury Prize CraveLaurence LyWon
Les Percéides2024Winner Best Short Film QuebecoisThe Little Shopping TrolleyWon
Canadian Screen Awards2025Best Performance in a Live Action Short DramaLaura LuuNomitated