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Thursday.An Australian adult stop-motion animated tragicomedy film, it is written, produced, and directed by Adam Elliot.It stars the voices
film's plot, which is loosely inspired by Elliot's own life, follows the trials and tribulations in the life of lonely misfit and
melancholic Grace Pudel, a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea pigs, from childhood to adulthood.Grace Pudel is a book-loving,
snail-collecting misfit who falls into a series of misfortunes after being separated from her twin brother Gilbert
her confidence and silver linings amongst the clutter of everyday life.The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Annecy International
Animation Film Festival in June, where it won the Cristal Award for a Feature Film.Adam Elliot, 52, is an Australian animator and filmmaker
Established as an independent auteur of minimalistic narrative-driven films in animation, all of his films have generally use of tragicomedy
genre with themes of bittersweet nature and psychological development to the characters; based loosely on his family and friends, each of
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and in 1999 was awarded The Young Achiever of the Year for Victoria.His five films, both shorts
and a feature have collectively participated in over seven hundred film festivals and have received over one hundred awards, including an
