Timothy Quay
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...
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
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life1995 · Director, Writer3.9
Street of Crocodiles1986 · Director, Editor, Animation, Writer3.3
Quay2015 · Self3.0
The Falls1982 · Pulat Fallari3.6
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer1984 · Director, Director of Photography3.5
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes2005 · Director, Writer, Production Design3.1
The Comb1991 · Director, Writer, Camera Operator, Art Direction3.4
Stille Nacht I: Dramolet1988 · Director3.2Cast credits
Quay2015 · Self3.0The Falls1982 · Pulat Fallari3.6
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin2015 · Cast3.0
The Bug Trainer2009 · Self - stop-motion animator2.0TThe Music of Zdeněk Liška2017 · Self2.5
The Art of Time2009 · Self
Behind the Scenes with the Quay Brothers2011 · Self
The Making of "The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes"2006 · CastCrew credits
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life1995 · Director, Writer3.9Street of Crocodiles1986 · Director, Editor, Animation, Writer3.3Quay2015 · Thanks3.0The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer1984 · Director, Director of Photography3.5The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes2005 · Director, Writer, Production Design3.1The Comb1991 · Director, Writer, Camera Operator, Art Direction3.4Stille Nacht I: Dramolet1988 · Director3.2
In Absentia2000 · Director, Animation3.3
Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies1988 · Director, Cinematography, Animation, Decorator3.3
Anamorphosis1993 · Director, Art Direction, Editor, Camera Operator3.3
This Unnameable Little Broom1985 · Director, Director of Photography, Writer3.1
Stille Nacht II: Are We Still Married?1992 · Director, Animation, Camera Operator3.0
Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You1993 · Director, Camera Operator, Animation3.5
Nocturna Artificialia1979 · Director, Cinematography3.0
Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods1993 · Director, Animation, Camera Operator3.1
Maska2010 · Director, Writer3.5
The Calligrapher1991 · Director, Animation3.2
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass2025 · Screenplay, Animation, Director, Editor2.9