Timothy Quay Movies

  • 1987
    Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies

    Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies

    Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies

    6.5481987HD

    Stop-motion animated short film in which, among other things, a man made of wire looks malevolent.

    Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies
  • 2019
    The Doll's Breath

    The Doll's Breath

    The Doll's Breath

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    Afraid of losing his wife, Horatio creates a replica he calls Hortensia. But things don't go as planned... Shot on 35mm and propelled by an...

    The Doll's Breath
  • 1993
    Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You

    Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You

    Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You

    6.81993HD

    Short animated film featuring the song "Can't Go Wrong Without You" by His Name Is Alive.

    Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You
  • 2007
    Alice in Not So Wonderland

    Alice in Not So Wonderland

    Alice in Not So Wonderland

    5.72007HD

    The story of Alice in Wonderland, explored in the stop-motion world of the Quay brothers.

    Alice in Not So Wonderland
  • 2001
    Stille Nacht V: Dog Door

    Stille Nacht V: Dog Door

    Stille Nacht V: Dog Door

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    Tom Waits, the brothers Quay, and a dog door.

    Stille Nacht V: Dog Door
  • 2009
    Inventorium of Traces

    Inventorium of Traces

    Inventorium of Traces

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    In the Renaissance castle of the Polish count - Jan Potocki - in Lancut, the modern traces of a past glory persevere and become visible again at the...

    Inventorium of Traces
  • 1979
    Nocturna Artificialia

    Nocturna Artificialia

    Nocturna Artificialia

    5.7861979HD

    Enigmatic, stop-motion, animated story of a man's day.

    Nocturna Artificialia
  • 1982
    Igor Stravinsky: The Paris Years Chez Pleyel 1920-1929

    Igor Stravinsky: The Paris Years Chez Pleyel 1920-1929

    Igor Stravinsky: The Paris Years Chez Pleyel 1920-1929

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    Igor: The Paris Years, one segment of a larger biographical program created for Channel 4 on the life and times of Igor Stravinsky, finds the...

    Igor Stravinsky: The Paris Years Chez Pleyel 1920-1929
  • 1989
    Ex Voto

    Ex Voto

    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...

    Ex Voto
  • 1993
    Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods

    Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods

    Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods

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    Near an extraordinary chair with many legs, a hand is visible gripping an edge. The hand is weathered, the fingers cracked and scarred. The end of a...

    Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods
  • 1993
    Anamorphosis

    Anamorphosis

    Anamorphosis

    6.5481993HD

    The Quays' interest in esoteric illusions finds its perfect realization in this fascinating animated lecture on the art of anamorphosis. This...

    Anamorphosis
  • 1988
    Rain Dance

    Rain Dance

    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.

    Rain Dance
  • 2017
    The Music of Zdeněk Liška

    The Music of Zdeněk Liška

    The Music of Zdeněk Liška

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    One of the best Czech composers of film soundtracks is often described as a genius of film scores. He was not afraid to experiment and the...

    The Music of Zdeněk Liška
  • 2006
    The Making of

    The Making of "The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes"

    The Making of "The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes"

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    An Interview with The Quay Brothers & Alan Passes April 2006 at Atelier Konick, London

    The Making of
  • 2007
    Eurydice: She, So Beloved

    Eurydice: She, So Beloved

    Eurydice: She, So Beloved

    5.62007HD

    Commissioned by Opera North, the Brothers Quay created the installation and film 'She, So Beloved' inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem...

    Eurydice: She, So Beloved
  • 1983
    Janáček: Intimate Excursions

    Janáček: Intimate Excursions

    Janáček: Intimate Excursions

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    Janacek: Intimate Excursions is a short experimental documentary that attempts to find visual references in the correspondence of Leos Janacek, the...

    Janáček: Intimate Excursions
  • 2010
    Wonderwood: Comme des garçons

    Wonderwood: Comme des garçons

    Wonderwood: Comme des garçons

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    A bird acts as an alchemist in an enchanted forest, selecting different kinds of wood to combine them in a parquet floor.

    Wonderwood: Comme des garçons
  • 2013
    Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H.

    Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H.

    Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H.

    6.0832013HD

    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...

    Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H.
  • 2021
    11 Preliminary Orbits Around Planet Lem

    11 Preliminary Orbits Around Planet Lem

    11 Preliminary Orbits Around Planet Lem

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    To mark the centenary of the great science fiction writer, Stanislaw Lem, we present this tribute by the legendary stop motion animators Stephen and...

    11 Preliminary Orbits Around Planet Lem
  • 2009
    The Bug Trainer

    The Bug Trainer

    The Bug Trainer

    42009HD

    The Bug Trainer explores Starewitch’s creative ideas and concepts of his work, along with opinions from film critics and other animation...

    The Bug Trainer