Stephen Quay Movies

  • 2011
    Behind the Scenes with the Quay Brothers

    Behind the Scenes with the Quay Brothers

    Behind the Scenes with the Quay Brothers

    02011HD

    This short documentary documents the making of the film the Quay Brothers shot at, and on the subject of, the Mütter Museum of The College of...

    Behind the Scenes with the Quay Brothers
  • 2015
    Quay

    Quay

    Quay

    62015HD

    In 2015, Christopher Nolan curated a selection of short films by the surrealist animators the Quay Brothers to be distributed as a touring 35mm...

    Quay
  • 2000
    The Sandman

    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...

    The Sandman
  • 2010
    Maska

    Maska

    Maska

    72010HD

    The movie is set in a technologically developed but, at the same time, feudal world. Beautiful Duenna was created in order to carry out certain...

    Maska
  • 1980
    The Falls

    The Falls

    The Falls

    7.21980HD

    The exploration of the effects of an unexpected catastrophe, known as VUE (violent unknown event) through the bios of 92 survivors.

    The Falls
  • 1991
    The Calligrapher

    The Calligrapher

    The Calligrapher

    6.41991HD

    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,...

    The Calligrapher
  • 2009
    Kinoteka Ident

    Kinoteka Ident

    Kinoteka Ident

    02009HD

    Opening sequence for the Kinoteka Polish Film Festival.

    Kinoteka Ident
  • 1993
    Anamorphosis

    Anamorphosis

    Anamorphosis

    6.51993HD

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

    Anamorphosis
  • 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
  • 2000
    In Absentia

    In Absentia

    In Absentia

    6.32000HD

    A woman sits alone on a chair at a table in a room on one of the top floors of an asylum. Bright spot lights dot the night, sometimes shining on her...

    In Absentia
  • 2003
    Songs for Dead Children

    Songs for Dead Children

    Songs for Dead Children

    52003HD

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

    Songs for Dead Children
  • 2017
    The Music of Zdeněk Liška

    The Music of Zdeněk Liška

    The Music of Zdeněk Liška

    52017HD

    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
  • 2009
    The Art of Time

    The Art of Time

    The Art of Time

    02009HD

    Explores some of the most innovative attempts by contemporary artists, filmmakers, architects etc to explore multiple Temporalities and to counter...

    The Art of Time
  • 1995
    Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

    Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

    Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

    7.71995HD

    Jakob arrives at the Institute Benjamenta (run by brother and sister Johannes and Lisa Benjamenta) to learn to become a servant. With seven other...

    Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
  • 1988
    Stille Nacht I: Dramolet

    Stille Nacht I: Dramolet

    Stille Nacht I: Dramolet

    6.31988HD

    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.

    Stille Nacht I: Dramolet
  • 2019
    The Doll's Breath

    The Doll's Breath

    The Doll's Breath

    02019HD

    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
  • 2025
    Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass

    Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass

    Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass

    5.42025HD

    Jozef embarks on a journey via a ghostly train to visit his dying father in a remote Galician sanatorium. Upon arrival, he discovers that the...

    Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
  • 2009
    Inventorium of Traces

    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...

    Inventorium of Traces
  • 2015
    The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

    The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

    The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

    62015HD

    Guy Maddin, who has been nicknamed the Canadian David Lynch, is undoubtedly one of the last remaining Magi of cinema. Despite living in the middle of...

    The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
  • 1985
    This Unnameable Little Broom

    This Unnameable Little Broom

    This Unnameable Little Broom

    6.11985HD

    Stop-motion animated short film in which a puppet on a trike captures a puppet bird-man.

    This Unnameable Little Broom