FLOW

BELGIUM, FRANCE, LATVIA | 2024 | COLOR | DCP | 85’ | NO DIALOGUE

If there was any doubt that a wordless film – one without even human protagonists - could be so compelling and effortlessly moving, "Flow" dispels it for good. Zilbalodi’s film builds a world on the brink of destruction when an inexplicable cataclysm sweeps away almost everything. Losing her shelter, a lonely black cat struggles to stay afloat and survive a new reality, flooded by rapids, deadly dangers but also unexpected allies. With a lasting sense of awe and images brimming with beauty, the best animation of the year is a mesmerizing tale of nature's self-healing power and its ability to transform the end of the world into a new beginning. Latvia's official submission for the International Oscar.

DIRECTOR: Gints Zilbalodis
SCREENWRITERS: Matiss Kaza, Gints Zilbalodis
MUSIC: Gints Zilbalodis, Rihards Zalupe

GINTS ZILBALODIS
Latvian filmmaker, born in 1994. He excels at animation, where he has created a series of short films. With his feature debut, "Away”, a poet of the format was recognized, one that who was honoured at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.

FILMOGRAPHY
2024 Good One 
2019 Away