Image: Flow / Courtesy: Dream Well Studio, Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five.
Flow inspires with its messages and intense emotions
This independent animated film presents a powerful story that captivates through its animal-like perspective, with profound reflections.
Hearts beat, adrenaline rushes, fear, and uncertainty swirl in an unpredictable, post-apocalyptic world.
This is how the adventure of a group of animals fighting to survive a devastating flood begins.
In an overwhelming, imposing, and unknown environment, the perspectives of their new reality are reflected through the profound gaze of a feline and its friends.
The dialogue-free animation from Latvia was directed by Gints Zilbalodis and won his country’s first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Its immersion in values such as collaboration, acceptance, and resilience brings lessons that evoke cinema’s ability to convey emotions with profound meaning.
Other awards
The animated film, made in Blender, a free software, enchants with its genuine and distinct style.
For this reason, it won “Best Animated Feature” at the Golden Globes, as well as nominations at the Critics Choice Awards, the Annie Awards, and the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA).
Image: Flow Poster / Courtesy: Dream Well Studio, Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five.
Synopsis
“The world seems to be coming to an end, filled with traces of human presence. Puss is a solitary animal, but his home is swept away by a great flood.
He finds refuge on a boat populated by various species and must team up with them despite their differences.
On the solitary boat that sails through mystical, teeming landscapes, they navigate the challenges and dangers of adapting to this new world.”
Credits
*Director: Gints Zilbalodis
*Producer: Matīss Kaža, Gints Zilbalodis, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman
*Production Designer: Gints Zilbalodis
*Screenplay: Gints Zilbalodis Matīss Kaza, Ron Dyens
*Music: Gints Zilbalodis, Rihards Zaļupe
*Sound: Gurwal Coïc-Gallas
*Photography: Gints Zilbalodis
*Assembly: Gints Zilbalodis
*Special effects: Konstantins Višņevskis, Mārtiņš Upītis
*Animator: Léo Silly-Pélissier
*Production Company: Dream Well Studio, Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five
*Distribution: Baltic Content Media (Latvia), UFO Distribution (France), Le Parc Distribution (Belgium).
Article by:
Jackeline Gonzalez L.
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