There is an extended review of Count Me Out: Selected Writings of Filmmaker Bob Quinn, edited by Toner Quinn, in the current issue of Cineaste magazine. Written by Darragh O’Donoghue, the review opens with the following lines about Bob’s work:

Bob Quinn’s 1973 film about the Oireachtas na nGael festival in Conamara is now available on Vimeo. This was the first film made by his production company Cinegael.

Clifden Film Society will screen Bob Quinn’s film on Wednesday 22 October at the Clifden Station House Theatre. For booking see here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clifden-film-society-presents-poitin-1979-tickets-1796285521349

In 1981, Bob Quinn made a documentary on a sean-nós singing seminar that took place in An Spidéal in Conamara. The documentary features a range of contributors including Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, Máire Áine Ní Dhonnchadha, Seán Mac Réamoinn, Breandán Ó Madagáin, Pat Phádraic Tom Ó Conghaile, Nioclás Tóibín, Caitlín Maude, Tomás Mac Eoin, Liam Ó…

Bob’s new book, Count Me Out: Selected Writings of Filmmaker Bob Quinn, edited by Toner Quinn, was selected as one of Sight & Sound magazine’s summer reading recommendations in the latest issue. Here’s what Reviews Editor Kate McCabe had to say: