Stephen Quay Movies

  • 2009
    The Bug Trainer

    The Bug Trainer

    The Bug Trainer

    42009HD

    The Bug Trainer explores Starewitch’s creative ideas and concepts of his work, along with opinions from film critics and other animation...

    The Bug Trainer
  • 2021
    11 Preliminary Orbits Around Planet Lem

    11 Preliminary Orbits Around Planet Lem

    11 Preliminary Orbits Around Planet Lem

    02021HD

    To mark the centenary of the great science fiction writer, Stanislaw Lem, we present this tribute by the legendary stop motion animators Stephen and...

    11 Preliminary Orbits Around Planet Lem
  • 1979
    Nocturna Artificialia

    Nocturna Artificialia

    Nocturna Artificialia

    5.81979HD

    Enigmatic, stop-motion, animated story of a man's day.

    Nocturna Artificialia
  • 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
  • 2022
    Ghosts and Whispers

    Ghosts and Whispers

    Ghosts and Whispers

    02022HD

    An unbroken sequence of fragments, last thoughts, elegies and absences by Schubert, Mozart, Wagner, Janáček, Stravinsky, Jacquet de la...

    Ghosts and Whispers
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1983
    Janáček: Intimate Excursions

    Janáček: Intimate Excursions

    Janáček: Intimate Excursions

    51983HD

    Janacek: Intimate Excursions is a short experimental documentary that attempts to find visual references in the correspondence of Leos Janacek, the...

    Janáček: Intimate Excursions
  • 1981
    A Fratricide

    A Fratricide

    A Fratricide

    01981HD

    A man murders his brother in a crime of jealous passion. An adaptation of Franz Kafka's short story of the same name.

    A Fratricide
  • 2006
    The Making of

    The Making of "The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes"

    The Making of "The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes"

    02006HD

    An Interview with The Quay Brothers & Alan Passes April 2006 at Atelier Konick, London

    The Making of
  • 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

    82017HD

    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
  • 1995
    The Summit

    The Summit

    The Summit

    5.51995HD

    Two men seek to negotiate an agreement of international significance.

    The Summit
  • 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
  • 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

    6.7861993HD

    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
  • 2007
    Eurydice: She, So Beloved

    Eurydice: She, So Beloved

    Eurydice: She, So Beloved

    5.62007HD

    Commissioned by Opera North, the Brothers Quay created the installation and film 'She, So Beloved' inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem...

    Eurydice: She, So Beloved
  • 1991
    The Comb

    The Comb

    The Comb

    6.71991HD

    A porcelain doll’s explorations of a dreamer’s imagination.

    The Comb
  • 2010
    Maska

    Maska

    Maska

    72010HD

    "Maska" is the latest animated film of Quay brothers, directors and puppet animators, with the music composed by Krzysztof Penderecki. The film is an...

    Maska
  • 2013
    Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H.

    Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H.

    Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H.

    6.12013HD

    In a realm beyond the senses, plants interact with surreal cinematography to chart the course of our character: an entity said to embody the life and...

    Unmistaken Hands: Ex Voto F.H.
  • 2009
    Kinoteka Ident

    Kinoteka Ident

    Kinoteka Ident

    02009HD

    Opening sequence for the Kinoteka Polish Film Festival.

    Kinoteka Ident