In Memoir of a Snail (2024), when Grace is sent to Canberra, her brother Gilbert is sent to live with the evangelical Applebys and their four sons in Perth. It’s a far cry from Gilbert’s dream of becoming a fire-breather in Paris like his father Percy. When the Applebys mistreat him – including an exorcism by the ‘Desatanizer’ – Gilbert channels his dream when he takes revenge…
Like everything else in the film, special effects are made from real-world items: Fire is crumpled yellow and red cellophane, smoke is cotton wool and raindrops are crafted from bubble-wrap.
Memoir of a Snail opens in cinemas October 17, 2024.
Academy Award®-winning director Adam Elliot introduces us to the clay people and places that feature in his latest film.
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Collection
Not in ACMI's collection
On display until
1 November 2026
ACMI: Gallery 1
Credits
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ACMI Identifier
LN196847
Curatorial section
The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Worlds → MW-04. Stop Motion Animation
Object Types
Film Production Props
Materials
Original sets, puppets and props