Timothy Quay
Filmography

Timothy Quay

DirectorBorn Jun 17, 1947Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA49 titles

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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Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
2025 · 5.8
Screenplay, Animation
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes
2005 · 6.3
Director, Writer
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1995 · 7.6
Director, Writer
The Falls
The Falls
1982 · 7.3
Pulat Fallari
Eurydice: She, So Beloved
Eurydice: She, So Beloved
2007 · 5.6
Set Designer, Editor
The Doll's Breath
The Doll's Breath
2019 · 6.0
Director
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
2015 · 6.0
Actor
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)
2011 · 6.4
Director, Sound
This Unnameable Little Broom
This Unnameable Little Broom
1985 · 6.2
Director, Director of Photography
Songs for Dead Children
Songs for Dead Children
2003 · 5.2
Director