Stephen Quay Movies

1987
Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies
Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies
6.51987HD
Stop-motion animated short film in which, among other things, a man made of wire looks malevolent.
1991
The Comb
The Comb
6.71991HD
A porcelain doll’s explorations of a dreamer’s imagination.
2022
Ghosts and Whispers
Ghosts and Whispers
02022HD
An unbroken sequence of fragments, last thoughts, elegies and absences by Schubert, Mozart, Wagner, Janáček, Stravinsky, Jacquet de la...
2010
Inside The Institute
Inside The Institute
02010HD
Docimentary about the work of the Qway Brothers for their film Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
2003
The Phantom Museum: Random Forays Into the Vaults of Sir Henry Wellcome's Medical Collection
The Phantom Museum: Random Forays Into the Vaults of Sir Henry Wellcome's Medical Collection
6.12003HD
A display at the strange and wonderful artifacts in a collection of medical curiosities.
1989
Ex Voto
Ex Voto
41989HD
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...
2007
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.
1981
Punch and Judy: Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy
Punch and Judy: Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy
51981HD
An unusual documentary from the Brothers Quay and Keith Griffiths about the history of the Punch and Judy puppet show.
1981
A Fratricide
A Fratricide
01981HD
A man murders his brother in a crime of jealous passion. An adaptation of Franz Kafka's short story of the same name.
2000
The Sandman
The Sandman
62000HD
One of several collaborative dance films by the Brothers Quay & (dancer, choreographer) William Tuckett. Little enough info around on line, but...
2007
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...
1983
Janáček: Intimate Excursions
Janáček: Intimate Excursions
51983HD
Janacek: Intimate Excursions is a short experimental documentary that attempts to find visual references in the correspondence of Leos Janacek, the...
1995
The Summit
The Summit
5.51995HD
Two men seek to negotiate an agreement of international significance.
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
2003
Songs for Dead Children
Songs for Dead Children
52003HD
Another short, grainy film from the Quay Brothers. This one has funny singing in it.
1993
Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods
Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods
61993HD
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...
2009
Inventorium of Traces
Inventorium of Traces
52009HD
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...
1979
Nocturna Artificialia
Nocturna Artificialia
5.81979HD
Enigmatic, stop-motion, animated story of a man's day.
2017
The Music of Zdeněk Liška
The Music of Zdeněk Liška
82017HD
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...
2009
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...