Stephen Quay Movies

1988
Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies
Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies
6.6461988HD
Stop-motion animated short film in which, among other things, a man made of wire looks malevolent.
1988
Stille Nacht I: Dramolet
Stille Nacht I: Dramolet
6.41988HD
A magnet moves on a floor. A moth beats against a window. A doll child watches the magnet; threads of metal filings gather around the magnet.
2007
Alice in Not So Wonderland
Alice in Not So Wonderland
6.252007HD
The story of Alice in Wonderland, explored in the stop-motion world of the Quay brothers.
1988
Rain Dance
Rain Dance
51988HD
A farming family and their livestock dance during a much-needed downpour in this Quay Brothers short made for Sesame Street.
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
6.252003HD
A display at the strange and wonderful artifacts in a collection of medical curiosities.
1981
The Eternal Day of Michel de Ghelderode
The Eternal Day of Michel de Ghelderode
6.71981HD
Using the tricks of the Flemish playwright's own trade--puppetry, masks, and a Breughelesque sense of bizarre carnival, the collaborators succeeded...
1982
Igor Stravinsky: The Paris Years Chez Pleyel 1920-1929
Igor Stravinsky: The Paris Years Chez Pleyel 1920-1929
6.21982HD
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...
2000
The Sandman
The Sandman
6.3332000HD
One of several collaborative dance films by the Brothers Quay & (dancer, choreographer) William Tuckett. Little enough info around on line, but...
2013
Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H.
Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H.
6.12013HD
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...
1993
Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You
Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You
6.91993HD
Short animated film featuring the song "Can't Go Wrong Without You" by His Name Is Alive.
1993
Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods
Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods
6.11993HD
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...
2001
Stille Nacht V: Dog Door
Stille Nacht V: Dog Door
5.82001HD
Tom Waits, the brothers Quay, and a dog door.
1991
The Comb
The Comb
6.6771991HD
A porcelain doll’s explorations of a dreamer’s imagination.
1993
Anamorphosis
Anamorphosis
6.6041993HD
The Quays' interest in esoteric illusions finds its perfect realization in this fascinating animated lecture on the art of anamorphosis. This...
2003
Songs for Dead Children
Songs for Dead Children
5.22003HD
Inspired by Gustav Mahler's "Kindertotenlieder," made for the Tate Gallery, London, and has never been released. "There's something we did for the...
2021
VadeMecum
VadeMecum
72021HD
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...
2009
Kinoteka Ident
Kinoteka Ident
02009HD
Opening sequence for the Kinoteka Polish Film Festival.
2017
The Music of Zdeněk Liška
The Music of Zdeněk Liška
62017HD
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...
1992
Stille Nacht II: Are We Still Married?
Stille Nacht II: Are We Still Married?
6.11992HD
Stop-motion animated short film with a white ball, a rabbit, and a girl, and a voice singing "Are We Still Married".
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