Name
Timothy Quay
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1947-06-17 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Timothy Quay was born in 1947 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA, as the identical twin of Stephen Quay. He studied at the Philadelphia College of Art and later at the Royal College of Art in London, where he began working with his brother in experimental animation. Timothy has directed and co-directed numerous short films, feature films, and stop-motion projects, including Nocturna Artificialia (1979), Street of Crocodiles (1986), Institute Benjamenta (1995), and The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005). His work is distinguished by surreal, detailed atmospheres, frozen worlds, and objects full of history, with a constant collaboration alongside Stephen throughout his career.
Known For
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Jakob arrives at the Institute Benjamenta (run by brother and sister Johannes and Lisa Ben...
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A puppet, newly released from his strings, explores the sinister room in which he finds hi...
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The Quays' interest in esoteric illusions finds its perfect realization in this fascinatin...
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In Prague, a professorial puppet, with metal pincers for hands and an open book for a hat,...
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With harpsichord music in the background, a dandy, seated at a table, plucks a quill pen f...
- 2009 The Bug Trainer as Self - stop-motion animator
- 2015 The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
- 2015 Quay as Self
- 2009 The Art of Time as Self
- 1982 The Falls as Pulat Fallari
- 2017 The Music of Zdeněk Liška as Self
- 2006 The Making of "The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes"
- 2011 Behind the Scenes with the Quay Brothers as Self
