MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (Mémoires d'un escargot)
Australia / 2024 / 94 min / DCP / Animation
Director : Adam Elliott
Script : Adam Elliott
Cinematography : Gerald Thompson
Editing : Bill Murphy
Music : Elena Kats-Chernin
Production : Liz Kearney, Adam Elliot
Distribution : Wildbunch Distribution
Cast : Sarah Snook, Eric Bana, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jacki Weaver, Dominique Pinon, Nick Cave
Grand Prix, Annecy Festival 2024 / Premiere
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 fire-breathing twin brother Gilbert, she falls into a spiral of anxiety and angst. Despite a continued series of hardships, inspiration and hope emerge when she strikes up an enduring friendship with an elderly eccentric woman named Pinky, who is full of grit and lust for life. It is a poignant, heartfelt, hilarious chronicle of the life of an outsider finding her confidence and silver linings amongst the clutter of everyday life.
Adam Elliott
Australian director and screenwriter born in 1972, he has directed numerous short animated films in plasticine including "Uncle", "Brother", "Cousin" and "Harvie Krumpet" Oscar 2004 before directing his first feature "Mary and Max" in 2009 and “Memoir of a Snail” in 2024.