Stephen Quay Movies

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

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

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

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,...

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...

In Prague, a professorial puppet, with metal pincers for hands and an open book for a hat, takes a boy as a pupil. First, the professor empties fluff...

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

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

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...

A farming family and their livestock dance during a much-needed downpour in this Quay Brothers short made for Sesame Street.

A short documentary on the life of Polish author Bruno Schulz by Stephen and Timothy Quay, who adapted his work for their 1986 animated film Street...

Two men seek to negotiate an agreement of international significance.

A man murders his brother in a crime of jealous passion. An adaptation of Franz Kafka's short story of the same name.

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

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...

Another short, grainy film from the Quay Brothers. This one has funny singing in it.

Stop-motion animated short film with a white ball, a rabbit, and a girl, and a voice singing "Are We Still Married".

One of several collaborative dance films by the Brothers Quay & (dancer, choreographer) William Tuckett. Little enough info around on line, but...

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