El Carrito

Written and Directed by Zahida Pirani
Produced by Zahida Pirani, Mauricio Piratova, and Ran Yan
Executive Producer Tanbir Haque

 Nelly lives alone with her elderly father. The only way she makes ends meet is by working as a street vendor from dawn to dusk. Nelly has learned not to trust anyone until one day she is forced to take a leap of faith or be resigned to her position forever.

FESTIVALS

SXSW

AFI FEST

Seattle International Film Festival

Palm Springs ShortFest

Edinburgh International Film Festival 

Cleveland International Film Festival

Hamptons International Film Festival

Denver Film Festival

Nashville Film Festival

Brooklyn Film Festival

Woodstock Film Festival

BendFilm Festival

Catalina Film Festival

Indy Shorts International Film Festival

HollyShorts Film Festival

Heartland International Film Festival

Rooftop Films Summer Series

Tallgrass Film Festival

Dances With Films

Ojai Film Festival

Los Angeles Latino Film Festival

New York Latino Film Festival

Coronado Island Film Festival

Cordillera International Film Festival

San Francisco Latino Film Festival

LA Femme International Film Festival

Pittsburgh Shorts Film Festival

Key West Film Festival

TIDE Film Festival

TAFIC Tapiales International Film Festival

AWARDS

Seattle International Film Festival | Special Jury Award 

Palm Springs ShortFest | Best U.S. Student Short Audience Award

Palm Springs ShortFest | Local Jury Award Honorable Mention

Brooklyn Film Festival | Best Narrative Short Audience Award

Woodstock Film Festival | Best Student Short

BendFilm Festival | Best Student Short 

Tallgrass Film Festival | Best Narrative Short 

Indy Shorts International Film Festival | Best Narrative Student Film 

Catalina Film Festival | Award of Excellence Advanced Student 

Ojai Film Festival | Best Student Film

Denver Film Festival | Liberty Global Best Student Domestic Short

TAFIC Tapiales International Film Festival | Best Foreign Short Film

Coronado Island Film Festival | Student Grand Prize Award