The quiet life of an elderly frog, a devoted hatter, is suddenly altered when a fly invades his studio, triggering an existential battle between his language and good manners.

Julia, a young Black artist from the outskirts, struggles to find inspiration for her next painting. Amid blank canvases and doubts about her own identity, she spends a night at her friend Stephanie’s house, where shared experiences and reflections on the reality of the outskirts awaken something within her.