After Phoenix: The absurdity of family life can conquer all

After Phoenix is a tale of grief, love, friendship, marital turmoil and how, at the worst of times, the absurdity of family life is the only thing that can pull you through...

When teenager Phoenix is killed in a motor bike accident, his family is devastated by his death. His mother Katherine's mental health deteriorates and she casts blame upon her journalist husband, JJ.

Grief-stricken, JJ moves into the garden shed and shifts his focus to the upcoming general election.

Meanwhile, their 15-year-old daughter, Penny, struggles to uphold normality in the absence of her parents, while contending with an increasingly troubled best-friendship. It's hard to imagine what might reunite them...