Timothy Quay
Director
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.
Born1947-06-17
Place of BirthNorristown, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
5.8
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
AnimationFantasy
5.6
Eurydice: She, So Beloved
Music
6.0
Wonderwood: Comme des garçons
Animation
6.3
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
RomanceFantasy
7.8
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
Drama
5.0
Inventorium of Traces
Documentary
6.9
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer
Animation
6.3
The Sandman
Drama
5.2
Songs for Dead Children
Animation
6.2
This Unnameable Little Broom
AnimationFantasy
6.6
Street of Crocodiles
AnimationFantasy
5.8
Stille Nacht V: Dog Door
AnimationMusic
6.9
Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You
AnimationHorror
6.1
Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods
AnimationHorror
6.4
Stille Nacht I: Dramolet
MysteryAnimation
6.1
Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H.
AnimationDrama
5.0
Rain Dance
AnimationFamily
6.0
Sonic Cinema: Sparklehorse
Music
6.4
The Calligrapher
Animation
6.1
Stille Nacht II: Are We Still Married?
AnimationMystery
6.7
Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies
Animation
6.0
The Doll's Breath
AnimationDrama
5.9
Nocturna Artificialia
Animation
6.6
Anamorphosis
AnimationDocumentary