In Absentia
Oct 21, 2000 · 20m
Director
Stephen Quay, Timothy QuayOverview
A woman sits alone on a chair at a table in a room on one of the top floors of an asylum. Bright spot lights dot the night, sometimes shining on her window. She sharpens pencils and writes on a page in a copy book. The pencil point often breaks under her fingers' force. She places broken points outside the window on the sill. A satanic figure is somewhere nearby, animated but of straw or clay, not flesh. She finishes her writing, tears the paper from the pad, folds it, places it in an envelope, and slips it through a slot. Is she writing to her husband? "Sweetheart, come."
Crew of In Absentia
Stephen QuayDirector, Animation
Timothy QuayDirector, Animation
Karlheinz StockhausenProducer, Music, Conductor
Keith GriffithsProducer
Christian SeidelExecutive Producer- Rodney WilsonExecutive Producer
Peter ManiuraEditor- Simon StockhausenSound, Musician
- Pinky GhundaleProduction Manager
- Ian NicholasAnimation, Set Decoration
About In Absentia
What is In Absentia about?
A woman sits alone on a chair at a table in a room on one of the top floors of an asylum. Bright spot lights dot the night, sometimes shining on her window. She sharpens pencils and writes on a page in a copy book. The pencil point often breaks under her fingers' force. She places broken points outside the window on the sill. A satanic figure is somewhere nearby, animated but of straw or clay…
When was In Absentia released?
In Absentia was released on October 21, 2000.
How long is In Absentia?
In Absentia runs 20 minutes.
Who directed In Absentia?
In Absentia was directed by Stephen Quay and Timothy Quay.
Who is in the cast of In Absentia?
The cast of In Absentia includes Marlene Kaminsky (Woman), Kathinka Pasveer (Female voice) and Karlheinz Stockhausen (Male voice).