Stephen Quay Movies

1985
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.
1981
The Eternal Day of Michel de Ghelderode
The Eternal Day of Michel de Ghelderode
61981HD
Using the tricks of the Flemish playwright's own trade--puppetry, masks, and a Breughelesque sense of bizarre carnival, the collaborators succeeded...
1982
Igor Stravinsky: The Paris Years Chez Pleyel 1920-1929
Igor Stravinsky: The Paris Years Chez Pleyel 1920-1929
61982HD
Igor: The Paris Years, one segment of a larger biographical program created for Channel 4 on the life and times of Igor Stravinsky, finds the...
1991
The Calligrapher
The Calligrapher
6.41991HD
With harpsichord music in the background, a dandy, seated at a table, plucks a quill pen from a ceiling full of them above him, dips it in ink,...
2003
Songs for Dead Children
Songs for Dead Children
52003HD
Another short, grainy film from the Quay Brothers. This one has funny singing in it.
1981
Punch and Judy: Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy
Punch and Judy: Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy
51981HD
An unusual documentary from the Brothers Quay and Keith Griffiths about the history of the Punch and Judy puppet show.
2010
Inside The Institute
Inside The Institute
02010HD
Docimentary about the work of the Qway Brothers for their film Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1989
Ex Voto
Ex Voto
41989HD
An extremely obscure minute-long short by the Brothers Quay in 1989. Animation appears to be done in 'Cutout' style, is abstract and plotless - more...
1993
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.
2009
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...
2006
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
2007
Alice in Not So Wonderland
Alice in Not So Wonderland
5.72007HD
The story of Alice in Wonderland, explored in the stop-motion world of the Quay brothers.
2009
Kinoteka Ident
Kinoteka Ident
02009HD
Opening sequence for the Kinoteka Polish Film Festival.
2013
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...
2001
Stille Nacht V: Dog Door
Stille Nacht V: Dog Door
62001HD
Tom Waits, the brothers Quay, and a dog door.
2003
The Phantom Museum: Random Forays Into the Vaults of Sir Henry Wellcome's Medical Collection
The Phantom Museum: Random Forays Into the Vaults of Sir Henry Wellcome's Medical Collection
6.12003HD
A display at the strange and wonderful artifacts in a collection of medical curiosities.
1988
Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies
Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies
6.51988HD
Stop-motion animated short film in which, among other things, a man made of wire looks malevolent.
1981
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.
2017
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...
1993
Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods
Stille Nacht III: Tales from Vienna Woods
5.9381993HD
Near an extraordinary chair with many legs, a hand is visible gripping an edge. The hand is weathered, the fingers cracked and scarred. The end of a...