Quin O'Brien

Editor · Born September 16, 1980 (46) · Homer, Alaska, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Quin O'Brien, ACE is an Emmy and ACE Eddie-nominated editor originally from Homer, Alaska. He graduated from USC's Cinema-Television Production program in 2003 before pursuing a career as a documentary editor. He is best known for 100 Foot Wave (2023), Starting 5 (2025), Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson (2021), Rhythm + Flow (2019), and Song Exploder (2020).

What are Quin O'Brien's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

43%

Survival

18%

Society

14%

Ideas

14%

Power

8%

Bonds

3%

Ambition3 Purpose2 Identity2 Community2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative

5

Tense

3

Hopeful

3

Warm

3

Thrilling

2

Other

2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 Rousing3 Hopeful3 Feel-good2

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet3
Ambiguous2
Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Quin O'Brien's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

discovery+1 title, show their title on discovery+

Subscription and free streaming for Quin O'Brien's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

8 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

Worst Neighbor Ever(2026)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Esports World Cup: Level Up(2025)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
What's Next: The Future with Bill Gates(2024)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
100 Years of Warner Bros.(2023)
Show 2 episodes · Editor
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
100 Foot Wave(2021)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson(2021)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Song Exploder(2020)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
I Am Jazz(2015)
Show Editor
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 1 title in 2023.

Highest rated

100 Foot Wave (2021)

Midcredits 87^th

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2023, Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Who does Quin O'Brien work with?

People who share at least 2 of Quin O'Brien's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Zeldes shares the most, 3.