The Gradual Demise of Phillipa Finch (2011)

Overview

Narrated by Emmy Award-winning actress Toni Collette and created by artist Emma Magenta, The Gradual Demise of Phillipa Finch is an animated story of love, beauty and hope. Phillipa Finch delves into her emotional history to uncover how she "died". She reflects on her first love with childhood friend, Fragile Boy, and searches for that perfection again. After encountering Journey Man, Mr Lonely Planet, the Dark Lord, Skater Boy and Piano Man, Phillipa is overwhelmed by her bruised heart and dies. Then her forgotten self, who knew how to love properly, returns and instantly there is hope. Phillipa steps in to her new emotional future, calmly knowing that it isn't going to be perfect.