EVENT, SCREENING
Mary and Max + Shorts Trilogy
Saturday, Jan 4, 2025 at 12:30 pm
Location: Redstone Theater
Followed by a Q&A with Adam Elliot in person
Mary and Max
Dir. Adam Elliot. 2009, 92 mins. Australia. 35mm. With the voices of Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana. A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a severely obese 44-year-old man living in New York. Elliot’s internationally acclaimed breakthrough was the opening night selection from the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, a beautifully animated, inventive tale of human connection that has moved audiences around the world.
Please note: This film is not intended for children.
Preceded by three early shorts by Adam Elliot:
Uncle
Dir. Adam Elliot. 1996, 6 mins. Australia. DCP. With the voices of William McInnes, John Flaus. In Elliot’s first stop-motion film, a nephew recalls the sometimes-lonely and often-eccentric life of his beloved uncle.
Cousin
Dir. Adam Elliot. 1998, 4 mins. Australia. DCP. With the voices of William McInnes. Elliot’s spare, minimalist, deeply personal film tells the story of his friendship with an older cousin who had cerebral palsy. On Adam’s eighth birthday, the tightly bonded cousins are separated by tragedy.
Brother
Dir. Adam Elliot. 1999, 8 mins. Australia. DCP. With the voices of William McInnes. Elliot takes an affectionate look back at his difficult childhood. Living in a small suburban house with their mum, disabled and alcoholic dad, and bird Jeanette, he and his asthmatic older brother swipe money, draw, collect cans, and watch a pet lizard eat flies. Adam’s brother dreams of becoming an acrobat like their father before his accident.
Tickets: $17.50 / $12 senior and students / $10 youth (ages 3–17) / discounted for MoMI members ($7–$11). There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership.
Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.