Share your enthusiasm for that much-loved shell, Marcel with the young people in your life at our family screening. This warm and humorous viral character, from the minds of comedian/writer Jenny Slate and director Dean Fleischer-Camp, loses none of his charm extending to feature length, while gaining heaps in tenderness and life lessons for viewers of all ages.

When Marcel (voiced by Slate), his grandmother (Isabella Rossellini) and their pet lint come to the attention of a documentary maker, Marcel agrees to feature online, bringing thousands of fans and publicity risks to their former quiet life in the hope it will help them locate his long lost family. Funny, moving, in beautiful stop motion, Marcel’s an unexpected and joyous hero for our jaded world.

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is now showing at the IFI. Tickets for regular screenings outside of the IFI Family screening are on sale here.

Notes by Alicia McGivern