An affectionate tribute from a son to his father, Robert Quinn’s documentary offers fascinating and often amusing insights into the life of Bob Quinn, arguably Ireland’s most determinedly independent and intriguing film director. Robert recalls with fondness his eccentric childhood in the Connemara Gaeltacht, growing up within CINEGAEL, the independent cinema and hub of film-making activity set up by Bob in the 1970s. The film focuses on the contribution CINEGAEL made to the cultural life of the community, but also to the Irish film industry itself, acting as a home for, and catalyst to, radical ideas and attitudes within the film industry at the time.

Screening to mark the publication of Count Me Out: Selected Writings of Filmmaker Bob Quinn, a new collection of essays and articles – available in the IFI Film Shop, with a specially discounted price for the screening.

The screening will be introduced by Robert and Toner Quinn.

Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn

See also this month’s Archive at Lunchtime selection, Bob Quinn: Count Him Out – screening for free at lunchtime on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.