1984Nominee
Best Director
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer
Timothy Quay
Actor · Director · Writer
Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
June 17, 1947
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 history, with a constant collaboration alongside Stephen throughout his career.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2025Nominee
Best Performance
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
2015Nominee
Best Performance
Quay
Career Highlights
1995Highlight
Best Director
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
1982Highlight
Best Performance
The Falls
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Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life
The Falls