[citation needed] Rockett became a member of the Irish Film Institute in 1979, and he served as the IFI's chairman from 1984 through 1991.

[citation needed] In 1995, Rockett wrote the screenplay for the film Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone?, directed by Donald Taylor Black.

[citation needed] Jeff Brownrigg of Australia's National Film and Sound Archive wrote that the Irish Filmography(1996) is "an indispensable tool for the researcher," and that it "provides a valuable source of information about a large group of international narrative feature films gathered together under the head of their general association with Ireland."

He commented on the book's nearly two thousand entries and made note of its comprehensive nature, concluding that it "is an essential reference for libraries and will be sought by film buffs.

"[3] Lir Mac Cárthaigh of Film Ireland wrote that Neil Jordan: Exploring Boundaries (2003) "provides a convenient starting-point for anyone intending to write about Jordan's work, the history of Irish film, or cinematic representations.