Quay (film)

2015 British film

Quay

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Directed by| Christopher Nolan
Produced by|

* Christopher Nolan
* Andy Thompson

Starring| Stephen Quay
Timothy Quay
Cinematography| Christopher Nolan
Edited by| Christopher Nolan
Music by| Christopher Nolan

Production
company

Syncopy

Distributed by| Zeitgeist Films

Release date

* 19 August 2015 (2015-08-19)

Running time

| 8 minutes[1]
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Quay is a 2015 British short documentary film composed, shot, edited, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan[2] about animators Stephen and Timothy Quay. The film premiered at the Film Forum theatre in New York City on 19 August 2015.

## Cast[edit]

* Stephen Quay as himself
* Timothy Quay as himself

## Production[edit]

Nolan had been an admirer of the Quay Brothers' work since coming across their films when they were originally screened on Channel 4 in the UK in the early 1990s. In addition to making a documentary about the inner workings of the brothers' studio, Nolan curated a theatrical tour called The Quay Brothers in 35mm, showcasing newly restored 35mm prints of the Quay's films In Absentia, The Comb and Street of Crocodiles.[3][4]

## Reception[edit]

The programme and Nolan's short received critical acclaim, with Indiewire writing in their review that the Brothers "will undoubtedly have hundreds, if not thousands more fans because of Nolan, and for that The Quay Brothers in 35mm will always be one of latter's most important contributions to cinema".[5] Stephanie Zacharek of The Village Voice wrote, "Nolan gives us a glimpse into their world: His delightful and mischievous little film swoops in on the brothers as they work in their studio, which looks like a long-abandoned — and haunted — toymaker’s studio, a repository of trays and drawers full of rusty metal parts, pots of paints and potions, and tufts of antique doll hair."[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Quay (U)". British Board of Film Classification. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
2. ^ "Christopher Nolan's Next Film Is QUAY In 35mm". birthmoviesdeath.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
3. ^ "Christopher Nolan's next movie is a documentary short". Entertainment Weekly. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
4. ^ "The Quay Brothers: a nightmarish inspiration for Christopher Nolan". The Guardian. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
5. ^ "Why 'The Quay Brothers in 35mm' is One of Christopher Nolan's Greatest Accomplishments". Indiewire. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
6. ^ "Explore the World of the Quay Brothers With a Spirited Doc From Christopher Nolan". The Village Voice. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Quay at IMDb
* Quay at Rotten Tomatoes

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* t
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Christopher Nolan

* Filmography
* Accolades
* Cinematic style

Films directed|

| Features|

* Following (1998)
* Memento (2000)
* Insomnia (2002)
* Batman Begins (2005)
* The Prestige (2006)
* The Dark Knight (2008)
* Inception (2010)
* The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
* Interstellar (2014)
* Dunkirk (2017)
* Tenet (2020)
* Oppenheimer (2023)

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Shorts|

* Doodlebug (1997)
* Quay (2015)

Film produced|

Man of Steel (2013, also сo-story writer)

Related|

* Barbenheimer
* Syncopy Inc.
* Emma Thomas (wife)
* Jonathan Nolan (brother)

Category

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* t
* e

Brothers Quay

Feature films|

* Institute Benjamenta (1995)
* The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005)

Short films|

* The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer (1984)
* The Epic of Gilgamesh, or This Unnameable Little Broom (1985)
* Street of Crocodiles (1986)
* The Sandman (2000)
* In Absentia (2000)

Miscellaneous|

* Quay (2015 documentary)

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