Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Adam Elliot’s animated feature “Memoir of a Snail” from IFC Films shows off sibling love with a snail’s quirky, whimsical nature in the first trailer ahead of its North American premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, which was announced in today’s lineup.
The charming stop-motion adult drama took nearly a decade to create and follows the life of Grace Puddle, a lonely misfit with a passion for collecting ornamental snails and a deep love for romance novels.
Her life takes a downward turn when she’s separated from her twin brother at a young age. Despite ongoing hardships, Grace perseveres and finds inspiration through a friendship with Pinky, an elderly eccentric woman, as she slowly learns to find confidence and love.
The sweet trailer follows the twins as they grow from babies to teenagers, encountering bullies, rollercoasters, and old ladies in bikinis.
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