
Timothy Quay
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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…
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Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
2025 · Movie

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
2005 · Movie

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1995 · Movie

Quay
2015 · Movie

Eurydice: She, So Beloved
2007 · Movie

Punch and Judy: Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy
1981 · Movie

Stille Nacht I: Dramolet
1988 · Movie

Street of Crocodiles
1986 · Movie

Songs for Dead Children
2003 · Movie

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
2015 · Movie

The Doll's Breath
2019 · Movie
Sledgehammer Revealed
2026 · Movie