Memoir of a Snail.

Madman Entertainment has launched the teaser trailer for Memoir of a Snail, the latest film from Academy Award®-winning animation writer and director Adam Elliot (Mary and Max, Harvie Krumpet). Featuring a voice cast of top talent from Australia and France including Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Eric Bana, Magda Szubanski, Dominique Pinon, Tony Armstrong and Jacki Weaver, Memoir of a Snail is the bittersweet remembrance of a lonely woman called Grace Pudel (Sarah Snook), who retells her life story to a humble garden snail named Sylvia.

Memoir of a Snail recently had its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and has been announced as the opening night film of the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 8.

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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. From Academy Award®-winning animation writer and director Adam Elliot, Memoir of a Snail is a poignant, heartfelt and hilarious chronicle of the life of an outsider finding her confidence and silver linings amongst the clutter of everyday life.

Memoir of a Snail is an Arenamedia production. Major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Anton and Charades. Developed and produced in association with VicScreen. Financed with support from Soundfirm, Mind the Gap Finance, Jameker, Shadowlane and the Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund (MIFF).

Memoir of a Snail will be released in cinemas on 17 October 2024

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