Please join the UW-Madison Center for the Humanities for a free film screening of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, an award-winning, independent, animated mockumentary.
“Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. But when a documentary filmmaker discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at finding his long-lost family. A beloved character gets his big-screen debut in this hilarious and heartwarming story about finding connection in the smallest corners.”
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Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On stars Jenny Slate, Isabella Rossellini, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Mann, and Lesley Stahl. Based on a series of short films written by Fleischer Camp and Slate, this feature-length adaption was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. It has won numerous awards, including the New York Film Critics Circle Awards.
