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Adam Elliot Talks Inclusion & Creative Risk-Taking In Oscar-Nominated ‘Memoir Of A Snail’: “It’s Really Important To Hear Voices From People Who Are Marginalized”
The Australian filmmaker speaks to Deadline about shining light and levity on those in marginalized communities in this filmography
Recounting her life to a pet garden snail, Grace confesses many hardships, which range from being born with a cleft palate, suffering a lack of companionship and going through adoption separation from her brother (Kodi Smit-McPhee). Guillermo del Toro said it beautifully a few years ago in his Oscar speech for Pinocchio, he reminded us all that animation isn’t a genre, and he hit the nail on the head. Also, a friend of mine was born with a severe cleft palate, and as a little girl, she had about 11 operations on her mouth and face, and she was quite disfigured and at school, was bullied and teased a lot and had a horrific childhood.
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