He was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in neighboring Alexandria, Virginia.
Quinn won the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize for his film God Grew Tired of Us at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
He also directed the feature-length film 21 Up America which was based on the seminal British series and produced by Michael Apted.
The film, narrated by Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman, is based on the highly acclaimed nonfiction book of the same title written by Jonathan Safran Foer.
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