MEMOIR OF A SNAIL

About the Film

Animated | 94 MIN | Australia

Grace Pudel is a lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails and an intense love for books. At a young age, when Grace is separated from her twin brother, Gilbert, she falls into a spiral of anxiety and angst. Despite a continued series of hardships, inspiration and hope emerges when she strikes up an enduring friendship with an elderly eccentric woman named Pinky, who is full of grit and lust for life. From Academy Award®-winning animation writer and director Adam Elliot, Memoir of a Snail is a poignant, heartfelt, hilarious chronicle of the life of an outsider finding her confidence and silver linings amongst the clutter of everyday life. RATED R

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Director

Adam Elliot

Written By

Adam Elliot

Producers

Adam Elliot, Liz Kearney

With

Eric Bana, Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Dominique Pinon, Jacki Weaver, Nick Cave

WINNER - Cristal, Best Feature

Annecy International Animated Film Festival

  • Telluride Film Festival 2024
  • Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2024
  • Ottawa International Animation Festival 2024

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