Marcel, a charming and diminutive shell, who lives a vibrant life with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Despite once being part of a large shell community, the three of them are now the only survivors of an unexplained disaster. Their peaceful existence is disrupted when a documentary filmmaker stumbles upon them in the mess of his Airbnb rental. The short film he makes about them and posts online, gains Marcel and his family a huge fanbase but also brings new dangers and the possibility of reconnecting with his lost relatives.