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The Family

Bob Quinn


Artist's biography

Bob Quinn

Description

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.' (Sourced from http://www.ifi.ie/film/archive-at-lunchtime-double-bill-jan-2013/ on May 16th 2016)


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Title

The Family

Year

1979

Tags
biographical, public access, communal living, alternative lifestyles, family
Language

English

Duration

00:28:00

Original formats

Physical: Film: 16mm

Aspect ratio

4:3

Colour

Colour

Supported by Kildare County Council Arts Service, Visual Artists Ireland, and the Arts Council of Ireland.
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