The Guide

Directed by Andrea Devia-Nuño, The Guide is an animated film created by Final Frontier for Novartis centered around family history, memory, and cardiovascular health awareness. The project encourages patients with a family history of cardiovascular disease to speak with their doctors about potentially elevated Lp(a) levels through a narrative driven by emotion rather than traditional medical communication.

Following a young woman through fragments of inherited memories and family connections, the film unfolds as a poetic journey between past and present. Through music, symbolism, and tactile visual storytelling built from painted paper, handcrafted textures, and frame-by-frame animation, The Guide transforms a complex health conversation into something intimate, human, and emotionally resonant.