Brothers Quay

Animators, Directors, Screenwriters

About

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Also Known As

The Quay Brothers, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay

Birth Place

Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA

Filmography

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The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005)

In Absentia (2000)

Institute Benjamenta (1995)

Can't Go Wrong Without You (1994)

Tales From the Vienna Woods (1993)

Long Way Down (Look What the Cat Drug In) (1993)

Biography

Filmography

Director (Feature Film)

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005)

In Absentia (2000)

Institute Benjamenta (1995)

Can't Go Wrong Without You (1994)

Tales From the Vienna Woods (1993)

Long Way Down (Look What the Cat Drug In) (1993)

Are We Still Married? (1992)

The Comb (1990)

Stille Nacht (1990)

Rehearsals For Extinct Anatomies (1988)

Street of Crocodiles (1986)

Ein Brudermord (1986)

Little Songs of the Chief Officer of Hunar Louse, or This Unnameable Little Broom (1985)

The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer (1984)

Leos Janacek: Intimate Excursions (1983)

Punch and Judy: Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy (1980)

Cast (Feature Film)

Journeys From Berlin/1971 (1980)

Writer (Feature Film)

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005)

Institute Benjamenta (1995)

Ein Brudermord (1986)

Street of Crocodiles (1986)

Editing (Feature Film)

Street of Crocodiles (1986)

Art Director (Feature Film)

Street of Crocodiles (1986)

Visual Effects (Feature Film)

Ein Brudermord (1986)

Street of Crocodiles (1986)

Punch and Judy: Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy (1980)

Animation (Feature Film)

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005)

Can't Go Wrong Without You (1994)

Animation Photography

Long Way Down (Look What the Cat Drug In) (1993)

Animation Photography

Tales From the Vienna Woods (1993)

Animation Photography

Are We Still Married? (1992)

Animation Photography

Sledgehammer (1991)

Animation Photography

The Comb (1990)

Animation Photography

Stille Nacht (1990)

Animation Photography

Rehearsals For Extinct Anatomies (1988)

Animation Photography

Ein Brudermord (1986)

Animation Photography

Street of Crocodiles (1986)

Animation Photography

Little Songs of the Chief Officer of Hunar Louse, or This Unnameable Little Broom (1985)

Animation Photography

The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer (1984)

Animation Photography

Leos Janacek: Intimate Excursions (1983)

Animation Photography

Punch and Judy: Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy (1980)

Animation Photography

Art Department (Feature Film)

Ein Brudermord (1986)

Punch and Judy: Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy (1980)

Production Designer (Feature Film)

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005)

Production Designer

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Punch and Judy: Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy (1980)

Life Events

1970

Made their first two-dimensional, cut-out animation shorts, "Der Loop der Loop", "Il Duetto" and "Palais en Flammes"

1972

Returned to Philadelphia at the age of 25 (date approximate)

1972

Worked odd jobs in Philadelphia such as washing dishes and waiting tables (dates approximate)

1977

Returned to Europe (date approximate)

1979

At age 32, made their first puppet animated short, "Nocturna Artificialia"

1980

Formed Konnick Studios in London with Keith Griffiths

1980

Feature acting debut, acted in Peter Greenaway's feature debut, the semi-documentary "The Falls"

1985

Reportedly inspired the characters of a pair of former Siamese twin zoologists who become obsessed with decay in Greenaway's "A Zed & Two Noughts"

1986

Made their first 35mm animated short, "Street of Crocodiles"

1986

Contributed 3-D animation photography of dancing chickens and fruit to Peter Gabriel's music video "Sledgehammer"

1991

Signed with Colossal Pictures for North American representation of their Konnick Studios; Colossal offered Konnick's services for commercials, IDs and music videos

1995

Feature filmmaking debut, directed and scripted "Institute Benjamenta"; also marked their first extended use of human actors

1995

Included in a tribute to surrealist filmmakers at the 1995 Telluride Film Festival along with Jan Svankmajer and Guy Maddin

1998

Designed the sets for the Broadway production of Ionesco's "The Chairs"

2000

With twin brother Timothy Quay helmed the animated short, "In Absentia"

2005

With brother Timothy helmed, "The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes," a dark fairytale about a demonic doctor who abducts a beautiful opera singer

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