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Timothy Quay
Writer 79 years old

Timothy Quay

Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA

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... Read full bio →

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3 titles
The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes

The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes

Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay 2005 1h 39m 7.0

Dark fairytale about a demonic doctor who abducts a beautiful opera singer with designs on transforming her into a mechanical nightingale.

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life

Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay 1995 1h 45m 7.3

Jakob arrives at the Institute Benjamenta (run by brother and sister Johannes and Lisa Benjamenta) to learn to become a servant. With seven other men, he studies under Lisa: absurd lessons of movement, drawing circles, and servility. He asks for a better room. No other students arrive and none leave for employment.

Street of Crocodiles

Street of Crocodiles

Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay 1986 21m 8.5

Stop-motion animated short film in which a puppet, newly released from his strings, explores the sinister room in which he finds himself.

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