Delightful Trailer for Adam Elliot’s ‘Memoir of a Snail’ Stop-Motion Film
by Alex Billington
August 29, 2024
Source: YouTube
“I believe in glasses half-full and silver linings…” IFC has revealed the official US trailer for the wonderful stop-motion animated film Memoir of a Snail, the latest creation from animation maestro Adam Elliot. It’s set for a US release in October this fall. Adam won an Oscar in 2004 for his short Harvie Krumpet, but he is best known for his exceptional stop-motion film Mary and Max, which premiered at Sundance 2009. He’s back again 15 years later with his second feature. A bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel – a hoarder of snails, romance novels, & guinea-pigs. Set in 1970s Australia, her life is troubled by misfortune & loss. After their mom dies during pregnancy, she and her twin brother, Gilbert, are raised by their paraplegic-alcoholic former juggler father, Percy. Despite a life filled with love, tragedy strikes when Percy passes away in his sleep. The siblings are separated and thrust into different homes to grow up. With voices of Sarah Snook as Grace, Jacki Weaver, Eric Bana, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Dominique Pinon, Magda Szubanski, with Nick Cave. I totally adore this film – I wrote a glowing review which is quoted in this trailer. I’m more than happy to bring more attention to it! If you love stop-motion, this is a must watch.
Here’s the official US trailer for Adam Elliot’s Memoir of a Snail, direct from IFC Films’ YouTube:
And here’s the other new Australian trailer for Adam Elliot’s Memoir of a Snail, also from YouTube:
You can view the first Australian trailer for Adam Elliot’s Memoir of a Snail right here for more footage.
Original intro from Annecy: “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 the 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.” Memoir of a Snail is written and directed by Australian animator / filmmaker Adam Elliot, director of the film Mary and Max previously, plus many other short films including Harvie Krumpet (which won the Oscar). Produced by Liz Kearney and Adam Elliot. This initially premiered at the 2024 Annecy Film Festival where it won the Best Feature top prize. It is also playing at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival before it arrives in theaters later this year. IFC Films will release Elliot’s fantastic Memoir of a Snail in select US theaters starting October 25th, 2024 this fall. 🐌