Tide Pool

Tide Pool is an animated film set entirely in and around a rocky tide pool on the coast of Northern California. The pool is home to a small community of creatures — hermit crabs, sea anemones, snails, a territorial blenny fish, and a philosophical sea star — who have lived in the pool for generations. They call it The Basin, and they believe it's the entire world. Our protagonist is Shel, a young hermit crab who has outgrown his shell and is running out of options. The pool's shell economy is stagnant — the same shells have been traded and...