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Memoir of a Snail / Mary and Max - Double Feature

MEMOIR OF A SNAIL is a poignant and heartfelt chronicle of the life of Grace Pudel, a lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails and an intense love of romance novels. At a young age, when she’s separated from her twin brother, 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. As she slowly learns to let go of the clutter in her home and her mind, Grace starts to find her confidence and the courage to love again.

Written and Directed by Adam Elliot

Starring Sarah Snook, Eric Bana, Jacki Weaver, Kodi Smit-McPhee

Golden Globe Nominee for Best Motion Picture – Animated

Critics Choice Awards Nominee for Best Animated Feature

Special Features:

• Director’s Commentary with Adam Elliot
• Q&A with Adam Elliot and Jacki Weaver
• Magic of Stop Motion
• Interview with Sarah Snook
• Making of Memoir of a Snail
• Behind the Scenes of Memoir of a Snail

MARY AND MAX spans 20 years and two continents, Mary and Max recounts the pen-pal relationship between two very different people: Mary Dinkle, a chubby, lonely eight-year-old living in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia; and Max Horovitz, a severely obese, 44-year-old Jewish man with Asperger's syndrome living in the chaos of New York City.

Written and Directed by Adam Elliot

Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette, and Eric Bana

Special Features:

• Making Mary and Max
• Behind the Scenes of Mary and Max
• Interview with Philip Seymour Hoffman