Be amongst the first to see the poignant, heartfelt, and humorous chronicle of the life of an outsider featuring an all-star Aussie voice cast including Sarah Snook, Eric Bana, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Magda Szubanski, and Jacki Weaver.

Grace Pudel is a lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails and an intense love for books. At a young age, when Grace is separated from her fire-breathing twin brother Gilbert, she falls into a spiral of anxiety and angst. Despite a continued series of hardships, inspiration and hope emerge when she strikes up an enduring friendship with an elderly eccentric woman named Pinky, who is full of grit and lust for life.

“Adam Elliot is a one of a kind filmmaker.” – FirstShowing

“A life affirming pleasure.” – Deadline

“As hilarious as it is heart-wrenching.” – Screen International

“Poignant, charming and beguiling.” – The Guardian

MEMOIR OF A SNAIL – Red Carpet Preview
Saturday, October 12 @ 6:30PM
Enjoy a glass of sparkling on arrival.
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Payne played by actress Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies and Hacksaw Ridge) was the youngest of ten children born to father Paddy (Sam Neill) who ran a horse farm in Central Victoria. Her mother died in an auto accident when she was six months old and seven of her siblings also raced horses.

She had to overcome many injuries and the gender bias inherent in such a male dominated sport to rise to the top of her field. The film dramatises these circumstances with a somewhat light touch. This keeps the film from becoming too heavy and slowing down its narrative.

Griffiths and Cinematographer Martin McGrath do a good job of making a barbaric sport look majestic and both handle the racing scenes with skill. Even for those with no interest in the sport of horse racing, there is an accessibility. The story is presented as a feel good piece and the spirited finish is very emotionally satisfying.

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RIDE LIKE A GIRL will be released in cinemas across Australia on 26th September 2019 with advance screenings in Queensland the weekend of September 20-22 by Transmission Films. Starring Teresa Palmer as Michelle Payne alongside Sam Neill, Sullivan Stapleton, Magda Szubanski and Stevie Payne.

As a little girl, Michelle Payne (Teresa Palmer) dreams of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup — horse-racing’s toughest two-mile race. The youngest of 10 children, Michelle is raised by single father Paddy (Sam Neill). She leaves school at 15 to become a jockey and after early failures she finds her feet, but a family tragedy, followed by her own near fatal horse fall all but ends the dream.

But with the love of her dad and her brother Stevie, Michelle will not give up. Against all the medical advice, and the protests of her siblings, she rides on, and meets the Prince of Penzance. Together they overcome impossible odds for a shot at the dream: a ride in the 2015 Melbourne Cup, at odds of 100 to 1. The rest is history.
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Competition will be drawn 25 September 2019, winners will be notified by mail.

Rachel Griffiths and Michelle Payne will be joined at the premiere by the Payne family (including Stevie Payne, who plays himself in the film), as well as other members of the cast.

RIDE LIKE A GIRL will be released in cinemas across Australia on 26th September 2019 by Transmission Films and it stars Teresa Palmer as Michelle Payne alongside Sam Neill, Sullivan Stapleton, Magda Szubanski and Stevie Payne.

Limited tickets for the Premiere at Village Jam Factory are on sale at www.villagecinemas.com.au

Transmission Films is also delighted to announce additional screenings of the film, with special appearances by Rachel Griffiths and Michelle Payne:

SYDNEY
Monday 9th September – Cremorne Orpheum – Gala Screening presented by Country Road
Monday 9th September – Event George Street
Tuesday 10th September – Palace Norton Street
Tuesday 10th September – Randwick Ritz

BRISBANE
Wednesday 11th September – Palace Barracks
Wednesday 11th September – Event Cinemas Chermside

PERTH
Thursday 12th September – Event Innaloo
Thursday 12th September – Grand Warwick
Thursday 12th September – Luna Leederville
Friday 13th September – Palace Raine Square
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Laid-back suburban everyman Darren “Dazza” Cook loves to entertain his friends and neighbours with his weekly backyard barbecues, utilizing the ancient rum-barrel barbecue that family legend prescribes as having come from Captain James Cook’s Endeavour.

Unexpectedly thrust into the limelight by his employer when an International BBQ Festival comes to town, Dazza needs to sharpen up his act, so enlists the guidance of the mysterious Scottish chef known only as “The Butcher”.

As Dazza hones his chops perfecting the perfect steak, his 12-year-old son Jayden, is challenged to prove the dubious Cook family ancestral link, with unexpected results.

The BBQ stars Shane Jacobsen (Kenny, Oddball, The Dressmaker), Magda Szubanski (Babe, Kath & Kim, Happy Feet), Julia Zemiro (RocKwiz, Eurovision Song Contest), Nicholas Hammond (The Sound of Music, Mao’s Last Dancer) and Manu Feildel (My Kitchen Rules, Ready Steady Cook, MasterChef Australia) and will be released in Australian cinemas nationally February 22.
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Competition will be drawn 20 February 2018, winners will be notified by Mail.