Animal welfare becomes the responsibility of the animals themselves in the gorgeous, hypnotic Latvian animated feature “Flow,” in which a solitary cat encounters a catastrophic flood and, along with a ...

Oscar-winning “Flow” by Latvia’s Gints Zilbalodis brought Baltic animation to new heights. Now, local creators are figuring out how to benefit from the aftermath of its success. “Sometimes, big fate ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook This image is from the official trailer for “Flow” distributed by Janus Films. Cinema can often ...

And a pussycat shall lead them! Flow, the animated film that’s Latvia’s submission for the Best International Feature Oscar, kicks off with a beautiful moment of tranquility: A small, black feline, ...

In Flow, one of 2024’s best animated movies, a little black cat navigates a post-apocalyptic world full of rising floodwaters. The feline protagonist flees threats and chases fish, scurries up trees ...

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Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis’ second feature tails a cat that bands together with other animals on a survival journey following a cataclysmic flood. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic At the risk ...

The writer/director tells IndieWire about applying a purely visual style to his epic animated film about a black cat escaping a flood. “I’ve never had dialogue in any of the films I’ve made, so I ...

Zilbalodis tells IndieWire about working in Blender to create an emotive, evocative animation style. Focused on a cat, who reluctantly ends up in the same boat as a set of other animals amid a flooded ...