Their first feature in twenty years, Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass, is the only story right now.
U.S. theatrical roll-out Opened August 29 at Film Forum NYC (Christopher Nolan presented, sold-out nights). Still playing daily in Los Angeles at Lumiere Cinema (Music Hall) and San Diego at Digital Gym CINEMA. Just finished one-week runs in Cambridge (Brattle), Oklahoma City (OKCMOA), and Columbus (Wexner Center). 35 mm prints of Street of Crocodiles often tag along as a short.
Awards May 2025 – Anifilm Festival (Czech Republic): Best Feature Film for Adults.
Distribution April 2025 – KimStim picked up all North American rights. Soundtrack by Timothy Nelson dropped on Bandcamp last month; fans are streaming the eerie waltzes on repeat.
Exhibition March–April 2025 – “Dormitorium” at Swedenborg House, London: actual sets, dusty puppets, sheep-eye retinas under glass. Crowds queued around the block; the twins did a rare Q&A about oiling doll eyes with virgin olive oil.
Press buzz New York Times (Aug 28): “Dreams out of joint… wafting from another century.” The Believer (Oct 14): “Junk-drawer Mütter Museum aesthetic.” X is full of first-timers posting “I’ll never sleep again” selfies outside theaters.
Entitled “Vade-mecum” and named after Norwid’s largest poetry collection, the short film, around 11 minutes long, premiered on Facebook last night (April 12, 2021).
I came across a photo on Twitter of a sugar packet with an image from the Street of Crocodiles film on it. I tried googling more info on it and nothing. Rumor has it that they were once handed out by the Quay Brothers. Does anyone have anymore info?
The Quay Brothers have been working on their third feature film for several years, inspired by Bruno Schulz’s novel ‘Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass’.
Recently they've shared with us exclusive preview clips of the upcoming film, which were previously displayed only as a part of 'Dream Pools & Collecting Holes’ exhibition at TENT. IFFR earlier this year.
Embark on a surreal journey to the Sanatorium, the world in between sleep and wakefulness, a limbo of uncertainty, where time cannot be truly measured and objects roam with a force of their own.
We proudly support the production of #BrothersQuay 'Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass' and look forward to watching this masterpiece when it's complete.