Ex Voto

About This Movie

So, 'Ex Voto' is this really obscure little piece by the Brothers Quay from 1989. It’s just a minute long, but it feels like it stretches into this abstract realm. The animation is all done in that cutout style, which gives it that eerie feel—like you’re watching a moving painting rather than a conventional short. The pacing is deliberately slow, almost meditative, and it doesn’t really have a plot, which might throw some people off. But there’s something uniquely atmospheric about it, a kind of surreal quality that resonates. It’s included in the 'Inner Sanctums' blu-ray boxset, which is a treasure trove of Quay shorts, and honestly, this feels like a hidden gem among them.

Minute-long short, very experimental.Part of the 'Inner Sanctums' collection.Abstract animation with no clear narrative.