Stephen Quay
Biography
Stephen Quay was born in 1947 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA. He studied illustration at the Philadelphia College of Art and later continued his education at the Royal College of Art in London, where he met his twin brother Timothy and began collaborating in animation. Together, they founded Atelier Koninck and produced their first experimental short films in the late 1970s. Throughout his career, Stephen has directed and co-directed short films, feature films, and stop-motion projects, includ…
Known For
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
Director
Street of Crocodiles
Animation
The Falls
Ipson Fallari
Quay
Self
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer
Director
The Comb
Animation
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
Director
Stille Nacht I: Dramolet
Director
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Filmography
Acting (10)
Movies (10)
The Music of Zdeněk Liška
2017as Self
Quay
2015as Self
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
2015
Behind the Scenes with the Quay Brothers
2011as Self
Inside The Institute
2010
The Art of Time
2009
The Bug Trainer
2009as Self - stop-motion animator
The Making of "The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes"
2006
The Phantom Museum: Random Forays Into the Vaults of Sir Henry Wellcome's Medical Collection
2003as Librarian
The Falls
1982as Ipson Fallari
Crew (101)
Movies (101)
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
2025Animation
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
2025Director
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
2025Editor
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
2025Screenplay
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
2025Sound
Ghosts and Whispers
2022Animation
Ghosts and Whispers
2022Director
The Art Teacher from Drohobycz: Bruno Schulz
2022Director
VadeMecum
2021Director
11 Preliminary Orbits Around Planet Lem
2021Director
The Doll's Breath
2019Director
Quay
2015Thanks
Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H.
2013Animation
Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H.
2013Director
Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H.
2013Writer
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
2011Animation
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
2011Director
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
2011Editor
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
2011Sound
Maska
2010Director
Maska
2010Writer
Wonderwood: Comme des garçons
2010Director
Inventorium of Traces
2009Director
Inventorium of Traces
2009Director of Photography
Inventorium of Traces
2009Editor
Inventorium of Traces
2009Sound Designer
Kinoteka Ident
2009Director
Alice in Not So Wonderland
2007Cinematography
Alice in Not So Wonderland
2007Director
Alice in Not So Wonderland
2007Writer
Eurydice: She, So Beloved
2007Director
Eurydice: She, So Beloved
2007Editor
Eurydice: She, So Beloved
2007Set Designer
Phantom Museums: The Short Films of the Quay Brothers
2007Director
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
2005Director
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
2005Production Design
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
2005Writer
Quay Brothers: The Short Films 1979-2003
2004Director
Songs for Dead Children
2003Director
The Phantom Museum: Random Forays Into the Vaults of Sir Henry Wellcome's Medical Collection
2003Director
Sonic Cinema: Sparklehorse
2001Director
Stille Nacht V: Dog Door
2001Director
Stille Nacht V: Dog Door
2001Writer
In Absentia
2000Animation
In Absentia
2000Director
The Sandman
2000Director
The Brothers Quay Collection: Ten Astonishing Short Films 1984-1993
2000Director
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1995Director
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1995Writer
The Summit
1995Director
Anamorphosis
1993Animation
Anamorphosis
1993Art Direction
Anamorphosis
1993Camera Operator
Anamorphosis
1993Director
Anamorphosis
1993Editor
Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods
1993Animation
Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods
1993Camera Operator
Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods
1993Director
Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You
1993Animation
Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You
1993Camera Operator
Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You
1993Director
Stille Nacht II: Are We Still Married?
1992Animation
Stille Nacht II: Are We Still Married?
1992Camera Operator
Stille Nacht II: Are We Still Married?
1992Director
The Calligrapher
1991Animation
The Calligrapher
1991Director
The Comb
1991Animation
The Comb
1991Art Direction
The Comb
1991Camera Operator
The Comb
1991Director
The Comb
1991Editor
The Comb
1991Writer
Ex Voto
1989Director
Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies
1988Animation
Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies
1988Cinematography
Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies
1988Decorator
Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies
1988Director
Stille Nacht I: Dramolet
1988Director
Rain Dance
1988Director
Tales of the Brothers Quay
1987Director
Street of Crocodiles
1986Animation
Street of Crocodiles
1986Director
Street of Crocodiles
1986Editor
Street of Crocodiles
1986Production Design
Street of Crocodiles
1986Writer
This Unnameable Little Broom
1985Director
This Unnameable Little Broom
1985Director of Photography
This Unnameable Little Broom
1985Writer
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer
1984Director
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer
1984Director of Photography
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film
1984Director
Janáček: Intimate Excursions
1983Director
Igor Stravinsky: The Paris Years Chez Pleyel 1920-1929
1982Director
Punch and Judy: Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy
1981Animation
Punch and Judy: Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy
1981Director
A Fratricide
1981Animation
A Fratricide
1981Director
The Eternal Day of Michel de Ghelderode
1981Director
The Eternal Day of Michel de Ghelderode
1981Writer
Nocturna Artificialia
1979Cinematography
Nocturna Artificialia
1979Director
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