Memoir of a Snail
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| Directed by | Adam Elliot |
| Written by | Adam Elliot |
| Produced by | Liz Kearney Adam Elliot |
| Starring | Sarah Snook Kodi Smit-McPhee Eric Bana Magda Szubanski Dominique Pinon Tony Armstrong Paul Capsis Bernie Clifford Davey Thompson Charlotte Belsey Mason Litsos Nick Cave Jacki Weaver |
| Cinematography | Gerald Thompson |
| Edited by | Bill Murphy |
| Music by | Elena Kats-Chernin |
Production companies | Screen Australia VicScreen Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund Arenamedia Soundfirm Anton Charades Snails Pace Films |
| Distributed by | Madman Entertainment |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.5 million |
| Box office | $7.6 million |
Memoir of a Snail is a 2024 Australian adult stop-motion animated tragicomedy film written, produced and directed by Adam Elliot. It stars the voices of Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Eric Bana, Magda Szubanski, Dominique Pinon, Tony Armstrong, Paul Capsis, Nick Cave, and Jacki Weaver. The film's plot, which is loosely inspired by Elliot's own life, follows the trials and tribulations in the life of lonely misfit Grace Pudel, from childhood to adulthood.
The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 10 June 2024, and was released in Australia by Madman Entertainment on 17 October 2024. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 97th Academy Awards, the second R-rated animated film to be nominated after Anomalisa (2015), another stop-motion film.