After returning to her childhood home, young nun Colleen finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth and metal posters. Her parents are happy enough to see her, but her brother is living as a recluse in the guesthouse since returning home from the Iraq war.

WELL depicts the story of one Black American family through 50 years as they fight to stay healthy through three different crises. Through the Tuskegee Experiment, the Flint Water Crisis, and now Covid-19, the family has survived amidst endless obstacles to their health. After losing a loved one to Covid-19, they must reckon with the harm and distrust that has permeated their family for decades