Memoir of a Snail (M)

In partnership with Pancake Originals, Bunjil Place is proud to present Adam Elliots’ latest Award-winning animated feature film Memoir of a Snail.

The animated film for mature audiences follows the story of Grace Pudel, a lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails and a love of books! 

At a young age, Grace is separated from her fire-breathing twin brother Gilbert and falls into a spiral of anxiety and angst. Despite ongoing hardships, inspiration and hope emerges when she strikes up a friendship with an elderly eccentric woman named Pinky, who is full of grit and lust for life!

Memoir of a Snail premiered at the Annecy International Animation Festival in 2024 winning the prestigious Cristal Award, and since has blitzed film festivals across the globe. Developed over eight years the stylised claymation features a star studded cast including Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee , Jacki Weaver, Eric Bana, Magda Szubanski, Tony Armstrong and Nick Cave.

Following the screening, Zane and Gabriel from Pancake Originals will be hosting a Q&A with filmmaker Adam Elliot.

Content warning: This film is rated M for audiences aged 15+ years. It contains mature themes, coarse language and sexual refences. 

Adam Elliot

Born in Berwick and raised in the Australian outback on a prawn farm, Adam Elliot is an Academy Award winning independent animator and visual artist. His animated films are what he calls, Clayographies, clay animated biographies based on the bittersweet lives of his family and friends. He has created seven animated films including, Memoir of a Snail, Mary and Max, Harvie Krumpet, Ernie Biscuit, Brother, Cousin and Uncle. Viewed by millions of people around the world his works have participated in over nine hundred film festivals and won over 100 awards, including the 2004 Academy award for Harvie Krumpet. He is the Official Patron for The Film Critics Circle of Australia and is a voting member for the Annual Academy Awards. 

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