
Person
Timothy Quay
Directing
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Jun 17, 1947
- From
- Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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Quay

The Falls

The Bug Trainer
The Music of Zdeněk Liška

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

The Art of Time

The Making of "The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes"

Behind the Scenes with the Quay Brothers
Sledgehammer Revealed

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes

Tales of the Brothers Quay

The Comb

Stille Nacht II: Are We Still Married?

Anamorphosis

Nocturna Artificialia

The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer

Street of Crocodiles