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‘Memoir of a Snail’ Director Reflects on ‘Gratifying’ Response From LGBTQ+ Audiences and Proclaims: ‘There Shouldn’t Even Be an Animated Category’
"Memoir of a Snail" director Adam Elliot reflects on the R-rated film’s Oscar nomination and his feelings on Disney’s “token” queer characters.
On the campaign trail for “Memoir of a Snail,” Elliot finds himself back in the artistic hub of Los Angeles after 15 years, meeting agents and representatives from major studios like Netflix and Sony. When securing funding in Australia for “Memoir of a Snail,” an often dark but ultimately life-affirming film about two separated twins, Gracie (Sarah Snook) and Gilbert (Kodi Smit-McPhee), Elliot was often encouraged to push the envelope even more. You know, you’ve got “The Wild Robot” and “Inside Out 2.” When “Wallace and Gromit” had come out, I thought, “Oh, then how can we compete?” We’re low budget, we’re independent, we’re the only film that’s not for families, it’s for mature audiences.
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