Grace Pudel (voiced by Sarah Snook) 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 twin brother Gilbert (Kodi Smit-McPhee), 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 (Jacki Weaver), 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, hilarious chronicle of the life of an outsider finding her confidence and silver linings amongst the clutter of everyday life.

“A grubby delight, a stop-motion charmer that feels like falling into a dumpster and discovering an orchid.” (Washington Post)

“A unique experience, and therefore, the best kind of gut punch.” (Exclaim!)

“Adam Elliot’s bittersweet tragicomedy Memoir of a Snail packs an unexpected emotional punch as one of the year’s greatest animated films, but also as one of the must-watch movies of 2024. Period.” (ThatShelf)

“There’s a story here about being shoved into a shell and choosing to leave it behind, to find a new life beyond safety and fear. Even a snail, the movie eventually reminds us, can only move forward.” (New York Times)

Tuesday, December 10
Doors 8:30 pm | Movie 9:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
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Sunday, December 22 Final screening
Doors 1:00 pm | Movie 1:30 *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
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MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (Adam Elliott, 2024 / 14A / 94 mins) A bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel – a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea pigs.

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