About this Event
Tonight’s program will feature three films from the Quay brothers, known for their stop-motion animation and film techniques, influenced by fellow animators as well as writers such as Franz Kafka , Bruno Schulz, and Robert Walser.
Epic of Gilgamesh—1981. 11 minutes
Swift and savage, this short animated film shows a tricycle-riding monster who traps a strange winged creature in his lair. The camera whips back and forth in slashing, aggressive gestures to stunning effect.
Street of Crocodiles—1986. 21 minutes
A decrepit caretaker enters a museum and, by accident or design, lets a drop of saliva fall into the eyepiece of an ancient peep-show kinetoscope.
Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies—1988. 13 minutes.
This experimental animation takes the viewer on a non-linear, dreamlike trip into the Quays' surreal world of unusual architectural forms, living skulls, psychedelic patterns and robots made of drafting tools and found objects.
While no registration is required, you may register if you wish to receive a reminder a day before/day of the screening, as well as notifications about possible postponements or cancellations.
This screening will take place in-person at the Seward Park branch.
Parental guidance under 18.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Seward Park Library, 192 East Broadway, New York, United States
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