Essay: Screening for Help – Irish Care and Confinement
In anticipation of the release of Testimony today and reviewing Margo Harkin’s Stolen, Seán Patrick Donlan looks at the portrayal of Irish institutions in film.
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Bob Quinn (born Dublin, 1935) is an influential filmmaker, writer, and cultural documentarian. Founder of Cinegael, he has made around 100 films and documentaries exploring Irish language, landscape, and identity, and directed the landmark feature Poitín (1978). Quinn resigned from RTÉ in protest at increasing commercialisation. A member of Aosdána, he has been widely honoured, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irish Film Institute.
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Review: Count Me Out: Selected Writings of Filmmaker Bob Quinn
Mick Jordan dives into the chapters of 'Count Me Out: Selected Writings of Filmmaker Bob Quinn'.
Through the Lens of Legacy: A Look Back at the Writings of Bob Quinn
Film Ireland talks with Toner Quinn about his book 'Count Me Out: Selected Writings of Filmmaker Bob Quinn', a landmark collection of essays and articles spanning the 1960s to the 2020s by the iconoclastic Irish filmmaker, photographer and writer.
Review: New Irish Shorts: Animation at Galway Film Fleadh
Deirdre de Grae found alot to love in the animated shorts programme at the 29th Galway Film Fleadh.