Bob Quinn Movies

A poitín (moonshine) maker attempts to avoid the attentions of the Gardaí (police) in Connemara in the west of Ireland.

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...

Cinegael is an independent cinema set up by filmmaker Bob Quinn in the 1970's, in which his son, the director Robert Quinn, lived as a child. The...

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

Bob Quinn's 'Bog Graffiti' explores the relationship between humankind and nature, addressing the issue of climate change. Bob Quinn said: 'To...

Bob Quinn's 1973 film about the Oireachtas na nGael festival in Conamara. This was the first film made by his production company Cinegael.

This documentary traces the emigration of 50 Irish families, mostly from Connemara, who were transported to Minnesota in 1880 in a misguided attempt...

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...

A group of unruly Irish stage actors refuse the orders of their British director as he orchestrates a dramatic retelling of Eibhlín Dubh...

The ConTempo Quartet from Bucharest has been Galway's Ensemble in Residence since 2003. As world-class musicians in the community, these four young...

Before the term was familiar in Ireland, Joe MacAnthony was an 'investigative reporter'. As early as 1974 he was revealing the corruption in the...

Bob Quinn's 1981 film on the decline of the Gaeltacht, written and presented by Desmond Fennell.

Composer Roger Doyle is inspired by sounds from our environment to create new rhythms. Creating a musical soundscape Doyle uses the sounds around us...

The story of Irish emigrants in the 50's the huge supportive communities they formed at the Galtymore Ballroom, Cricklewood, London. In 2005, after...

Last Spark Of The Gaeltacht (Laetha Deiridh na Gaeltachta) is a documentary programme about the Civil Rights Movement in the Gaeltacht which was...

In 1896 James Brendan Connolly, son of emigrant parents from the Aran Islands won the first athletics* Gold Medal at the Athens Olympics. He also won...

A Documentary Tribute to Donal McCann. The basis of this documentary was the first and only public interview given by the actor. It happened at the...

The film follows Connemara emigrants in London who make a living fly-tipping. In the 1980s as Thatcher's entrepreneurial friends were demolishing...

A documentary on a sean-nós singing seminar that took place in An Spidéal in Conamara. Filmed in 1981 by Bob Quinn for RTÉ's...

Inspired by Cliodhna Cussen, Cloch is an evocation of the art of stone-carving, drawing on the work of James McKenna and on the Kilkenny sculpture...