Bob Quinn

Atlantean

Bob Quinn

Documentary about the Irish, dispelling the myth that they are all of pure Celtic heritage, but showing them as the mix of races they really are, and portraying the island not as the remote outpost of Europe most people think it is, but as a busy meeting place for seafaring traders of the Atlantic all through history.

The Bishop's Story

Bob Quinn

Donal McCann, Margaret Fegan

During a conversation he has with a young priest, a bishop reveals to him a love story that turned his beliefs upside down.

Poitín

Bob Quinn

Cyril Cusack, Donal McCann

A moonshiner in the west of Ireland tries to avoid the Gardaí.

Caoineadh Airt Ui Laoire

Bob Quinn

Seán Bán Breathnach, John Arden

A group of unruly Irish actors refuse the orders of their British director as he orchestrates a dramatic retelling of the life of Irish rebel Art O’Leary. Intercut with this is the troupe’s performance of O’Leary’s story; parallels between the two narratives quickly mount up.

Budawanny

Bob Quinn

Donal McCann, Margaret Fegan

During a conversation he has with a young priest, a bishop reveals to him a love story that turned his beliefs upside down. Remade as "The Bishop's Story" in 1994.

The Family

Bob Quinn

Jenny James

Bob Quinn’s seminal documentary, deemed too disturbing for television viewers and not broadcast until 10 years after its completion, reveals life inside the Atlantis Commune at Burtonport, Co. Donegal where its members, The Screamers, led by English woman Jenny James, practised Reichian methods of extreme emotional self-expression.