Stephen Quay Movies
- 2024
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass72024HD
A man journeys by rail to a nameless sanatorium where his father has recently died. Once there, time loses its linearity and he finds himself in a...
- 2015
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin62015HD
Guy Maddin, who has been nicknamed the Canadian David Lynch, is undoubtedly one of the last remaining Magi of cinema. Despite living in the middle of...
- 2000
The Sandman
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One of several collaborative dance films by the Brothers Quay & (dancer, choreographer) William Tuckett. Little enough info around on line, but...
- 2009
The Art of Time
The Art of Time02009HD
Explores some of the most innovative attempts by contemporary artists, filmmakers, architects etc to explore multiple Temporalities and to counter...
- 2003
Songs for Dead Children
Songs for Dead Children52003HD
Another short, grainy film from the Quay Brothers. This one has funny singing in it.
- 2010
Inside The Institute
Inside The Institute02010HD
Docimentary about the work of the Qway Brothers for their film Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
- 1995
The Summit
The Summit5.51995HD
Two men seek to negotiate an agreement of international significance.
- 1989
Ex Voto
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An extremely obscure minute-long short by the Brothers Quay in 1989. Animation appears to be done in 'Cutout' style, is abstract and plotless - more...
- 1981
Punch and Judy: Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy
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An unusual documentary from the Brothers Quay and Keith Griffiths about the history of the Punch and Judy puppet show.
- 1988
Rain Dance
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A farming family and their livestock dance during a much-needed downpour in this Quay Brothers short made for Sesame Street.
- 2022
Ghosts and Whispers
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An unbroken sequence of fragments, last thoughts, elegies and absences by Schubert, Mozart, Wagner, Janáček, Stravinsky, Jacquet de la...
- 2001
Stille Nacht V: Dog Door
Stille Nacht V: Dog Door62001HD
Tom Waits, the brothers Quay, and a dog door.
- 1991
The Calligrapher
The Calligrapher6.41991HD
With harpsichord music in the background, a dandy, seated at a table, plucks a quill pen from a ceiling full of them above him, dips it in ink,...
- 1981
The Eternal Day of Michel de Ghelderode
The Eternal Day of Michel de Ghelderode61981HD
Using the tricks of the Flemish playwright's own trade--puppetry, masks, and a Breughelesque sense of bizarre carnival, the collaborators succeeded...
- 2010
Maska
Maska72010HD
"Maska" is the latest animated film of Quay brothers, directors and puppet animators, with the music composed by Krzysztof Penderecki. The film is an...
- 2006
The Making of "The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes"
The Making of "The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes"02006HD
An Interview with The Quay Brothers & Alan Passes April 2006 at Atelier Konick, London
- 2013
Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H.
Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H.6.32013HD
In a realm beyond the senses, plants interact with surreal cinematography to chart the course of our character: an entity said to embody the life and...
- 2007
Eurydice: She, So Beloved
Eurydice: She, So Beloved5.62007HD
Commissioned by Opera North, the Brothers Quay created the installation and film 'She, So Beloved' inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem...
- 2021
VadeMecum
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VadeMecum is a new short produced by the Palme d’Or-nominated animators Stephen and Timothy Quay. The film shows the life and works of Polish...
- 2021
11 Preliminary Orbits Around Planet Lem
11 Preliminary Orbits Around Planet Lem02021HD
To mark the centenary of the great science fiction writer, Stanislaw Lem, we present this tribute by the legendary stop motion animators Stephen and...