Synopsis
A Parked Life (2022) is an intimate portrait of Petar Doychev, one of the hundreds of thousands of Eastern European truck drivers that work in the west. For many weeks in a row he lives in the cabin of his truck, far away from home and family.
Money is the main reason to do this work. It can give his child a future. But as weeks and months go by, Petar feels his dreams slipping through his fingers. The world of highways, industrial zones and parking lots is a hard place to stay sane. Distance and time make his marriage crumble, to the point that he is about to lose all contact with his son.
Parked Life offers a majestic view on the European continent, from the simmering deserts of Spain to the frozen North of Norway. At the same time it offers a delicate observation of a man who feels disconnected, and lost in this world. Lots of time to think. Lots of money. Little he can do. Does the highway lead him to a better life? Or is it a road to nowhere?
A PARKED LIFE - trailer from Savage Film on Vimeo.
Credits
Director
Peter Triest
DOP
Renaat Lambeets
Produced by
Bart Van Langendonck - SAVAGE FILM
Co-producers
Fabie Hulsebos & Ilja Roomans - DOCMAKERS (NL)
Sales
Cat&Docs
Partners
Mediafonds (NL), KRO-NCRV, CoBo Fund, Belgian Tax Shelter, VAF, VRT-Canvas, Eklektik Productions, CCA
Producers
Vincent Metzinger & Peter Triest
Composer
Bert Dockx (Dans Dans, Ottla, Flying Horseman)
Festivals & Awards
FIPADOC 2022
World Premiere & European Stories Award
IDFA
Mediafonds Documentary Award
13th TRT Documentary Days 2022
First Special Prize
DocPoint Tallinn 2022
Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival 2022
Crossing Europe 2022
Docville 2022
Cottbus Festival
French Festival du Film Social
Prix Documentaire
Astra Film Festival
Europa Centrală și de Est section
Nederlands Film Festival
AJB DOC Film Festival
Al Jazeera Program Award
Brussels International Film Festival
National Competition
TRT Belgesel Ödülleri International Documentary Days
Special Prize Best International Documentary
Festival du Film Politique de Carcassonne
Filmfestival Oostende
Nominee Best Flemish Documentary
Specs
Format
HD color
Running time
52' and 76'
