You Were an Amazement on the Day You Were Born is a visually rich and darkly comic film that follows a woman through a life characterised by damage and loss, but one in which she finds humour, love, and joy. With a score that follows the span of Lenore’s life, from her birth in the early ’70s to her death in the 2040s, the film takes us from moments of harrowing loss to those of poignancy and dark humour. Her life is told through voice-over and is beautifully illustrated with images of animals (including humans), insects and landscapes.