Memoir of a Snail
Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot’s (Mary and Max) latest ‘clayography’ is a funny, moving and resonant stop-motion triumph with a voice cast including Succession’s Sarah Snook and musician Nick Cave.
This film has been programmed in association with Eastbourne Film Society. The screening on 22 March will be introduced by chair Mansel Stimpson.
With support of the BFI Film Audience Network, awarding funds from the National Lottery in order to bring this project to more audiences across the UK
Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the upcoming Academy Awards.
Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot’s (Mary and Max) latest ‘clayography’ is a funny, moving and resonant stop-motion triumph with a voice cast including Succession’s Sarah Snook, Oscar nominees Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog) and Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom) and musician Nick Cave.
1970s Australia: Twins Grace and Gilbert are separated as children, sending Grace into a spiral of anxiety and angst. But her life changes when she meets elderly eccentric Pinkie, who has ‘done it all’ – from making love to John Denver to playing ping pong with Fidel Castro. Full of Elliot’s distinctive wit, Memoir of a Snail is a poignant and offbeat joy.