Gariwala

Gariwala (English title: The Cart) is a 2014 Bangladeshi film written and directed by Ashraf Shishir, and starring Rokeya Prachy, Raisul Islam Asad, Masum Aziz, Imran Imu, and child artistes Maruf and Kabbo.[3]

Gariwala
Directed byAshraf Shishir
Written byAshraf Shishir
Starring
CinematographyShohag Chowdhury
Edited byShabbir Mahmood
Music byRafayet Newaz
Production
company
Impress Telefilm
Distributed byImpress Telefilm
Release dates
  • 23 October 2014 (2014-10-23) (UAE)[1]
  • 24 September 2015 (2015-09-24) (Bangladesh)[2]
Running time
76 minutes (feature version)
CountryBangladesh
LanguageBengali

Funded by a Bangladesh government grant, Gariwala began as a short film before being expanded to feature length.[4] It premiered at the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth in the United Arab Emirates on 23 October 2014.[1] It toured extensively on the festival circuit, where its runtime was commonly described as 76 minutes.[5][6] It opened in Bangladesh on 24 September 2015.[2][7] It won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Short Film for 2014.[8]

Cast

Release and reception

Gariwala premiered at the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth in the United Arab Emirates on 23 October 2014.[1] It was shown at numerous other international film festivals including the Kolkata International Film Festival,[1] Moondance International Film Festival,[10] and Red Rock Film Festival.[6] The film opened in Bangladesh on 24 September 2015.[2][7]

Accolades

References
  1. "Gariwala, Prarthona to be premiered today". Daily Sun. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. "Four feature films hit theaters this Eid-ul-Azha". The Daily Ittefaq. 26 September 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. "'Gariwala' wins seven awards at Texas Film Festival". The Independent. Dhaka. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. Rahman, Ador (3 July 2015). "Negligence fired me up: Shishir". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. "Future in Frames" (PDF). Children's Film Festival, Bangladesh.
  6. "2015 Features Guide" (PDF). Red Rock Film Festival.
  7. "World premiere of award winning film 'Gariwala' today". The Independent. Dhaka. 29 September 2015.
  8. "Moushumi, Mim, Ferdous receive National Film Award". Prothom Alo. 11 May 2016.
  9. Chowdhury, Priyanka (3 July 2021). "'Mohanagar' brings Mostafizur Noor Imran into the limelight". The Daily Star.
  10. "'Gariwala' participating in six int'l film fests". The Independent. 3 September 2015.
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