And what ultimately does is epic and emotional. Refusing to pander to its audience, Flow is an animated adventure that is poignant, unique, absolutely gorgeous, and a must-see.

It’s rare to see a movie and think, “I need every kid to see this.” That’s the case with Flow, which just screened at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival.

LOS ANGELES — “Flow,″ a wordless cat parable, won the Oscar for animated feature at Sunday’s 97th Academy Awards. The win gives Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis his first Academy Award.

Wed, March 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM UTC The unconventional animated film doesn’t have any dialogue. Instead, the animation, music, and sound design speak for the narrative, which is about a cat trying ...

“Flow,” the underdog entry from Latvia about a group of animals who band together to survive natural disaster, won out against big Hollywood nominees. The other contenders for best animated ...

Zilbalodis first had an inkling Flow could take on Hollywood’s awards season when it was selected for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival,” which “almost never selects animated films,” he notes.