09-04-09 Melanie Coombs, and Adam Elliot (creator of Academy Award winning film Harvie Krumpet), recently gave the Victorian Greens a free showing of their new claymation film 'Mary and Max' to help raise funds for the upcoming elections in 2010.

The many Greens and supporters in attendance were delighted to receive such a generous and wonderful treat. This film is one of life's treasures. Rich, endearing in detail, wonderfully poignant and absolutely absorbing. Adam and Melanie stayed after the film to speak and take questions. This was a wonderful opportunity to get an insight into the creative process and a very unique, as well as painstaking style of animation.

MARY and MAX is a tale about Mary Dinkle, a lonely 8-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max Horowitz, a 44-year-old Jewish man, who is severely obese, has Asperger’s syndrome, and lives an isolated life in New York City. The film features the voices of Barry Humphries, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Toni Collette and has already had an honorable mention at the Sundance Film Festival.

Sue Pennicuik MLC, and Victorian Greens Arts spokesperson, MC-ed the event.