What is Parked/The Runway about?

Double Feature: PARKED, 2010, Dir. Darragh Byrne. Lonely and beleaguered Fred Daly (an excellent Colm Meaney) returns to his native Ireland with no place to call home except his car. When pothead Cathal (Colin Morgan) parks next to him, the two strike up an unlikely friendship. With Cathal’s help, Fred begins to put his life back together. Nominated for four Irish Film and Television Awards, including Best Actor for Meaney. THE RUNWAY, 2010, 101 min. Dir. Ian Power. When a South American pilot must land his plane safely in the small village of Mallow, Ireland, young Paco (Jamie Kierans) convinces his town to rally and build a runway for the smooth arrival of the aerial stranger. Inspired by true events of 1983. Nominated for six Irish Film and Television Awards, winner of Best Cinematography and Best Production Design. Short film “Yuki” to precede PARKED and short film “Pentecost” to precede THE RUNWAY.

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What is Parked/The Runway about?: Double Feature: PARKED, 2010, Dir. Darragh Byrne. Lonely and beleaguered Fred Daly (an excellent Colm Meaney) returns to his native Ireland with no place to call home except his car. When pothead Cathal (Colin Morgan) parks next to him, the two strike up an unlikely friendship. With Cathal’s help, Fred begins to put his life back together. Nominated for four Irish Film and Television Awards, including Best Actor for Meaney.

THE RUNWAY, 2010, 101 min. Dir. Ian Power. When a South American pilot must land his plane safely in the small village of Mallow, Ireland, young Paco (Jamie Kierans) convinces his town to rally and build a runway for the smooth arrival of the aerial stranger. Inspired by true events of 1983. Nominated for six Irish Film and Television Awards, winner of Best Cinematography and Best Production Design.

Short film “Yuki” to precede PARKED and short film “Pentecost” to precede THE RUNWAY.