The Man Who Wanted to Fly
Eighty-something rural bachelor Bobby Coote has always wanted to fly. He's determined to make his dream to be a pilot come true. Even if it's the last thing he does.
Eighty-something bachelor farmer Bobby Coote left school at 13 and says his reading and writing isn't great. Bobby fixes clocks and spends a lot of time in his back shed making violins from old furniture.
But he鈥檚 never lost sight of a lifelong dream to fly.
His neighbour Sean has also caught the bug. Setting aside their own field of dreams, they have cut out a runway and even built a hangar in a small rural border community.
And now Bobby has used all his savings to buy a plane! Bobby says he鈥檒l make this happen even if it鈥檚 the last thing he does.
He鈥檒l get no encouragement from his brother Ernie, another octogenarian in the Coote family home. Ernie thinks the whole thing is mad, but Bobby is determined to be airborne.
Winner of Best Documentary at the Celtic Media Festival and the Audience Award at the IFI Documentary Film Festival.
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Bobby attempts to fulfil a lifelong dream of flying a plane
Duration: 02:26
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Director | Frank Shouldice |
| Production Company | Loosehorse |
Broadcast
- Mon 7 Dec 2020 22:45主播大秀 One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only