Synopsis
Gints Zilbalodits, 2024, Latvia, France, Belgium, Colour, 85′ mins
Some time in the after. After humans, after language. Reclaiming what is left behind, empty, ruined, without words, Nature reinvents itself, taking a little black cat along for the ride.
Although a solitary animal, cat learns to cooperate with a medley of animals to navigate the ebbs and flows of a new post-human world. In so doing together they find refuge, friendship, family and hope in the most challenging of circumstances.
Additional Info
Impossible to put into words this unexpected gem from Latvia won the Best Animated Feature Oscar against tough Hollywood competition. Made by a small Indie team using Blender (a free open-source creative platform), it’s a masterpiece all on its own and our Artist Trail 2025 feature film.
Join us on an unforgettable journey of discovery, joy, and cinematic miracles, and experience how “Flow” makes the end of the world wondrous.
Follow the little black cat…
Reviews:
“It can be playful; it can be deceptively profound… You do feel that you know all these characters, you could reach out and touch them. They live three-dimensional lives. It is genuinely magical… Captivating… It’s pure cinematic poetry.” Mark Kermode, Kermode & Mayo’s Take
“… this gorgeous animated adventure… was the dark horse winner at last month’s Academy Awards. It’s a film full of wonders but not a single word of dialogue in the epic tale of one cat’s adventures after a flood of biblical proportions… As visions of apocalypse go, it’s rather lovely: a world lush with nature, animals learning to get by together.” Cath Clarke, The Guardian
“Mysterious and magical, this Oscar-winning survival adventure is an animation worthy of Studio Ghibli… It’s been ages since anything articulated the wonder and spirituality of the natural world as breathtakingly as this… I watched it with my seven year-old. Then we watched it again.” Phil de Slemyen, Time Out
“A mesmerising, wondrous example of animation’s potential; a thoughtful allegory about ecocide and death; and an adorable ode to four-legged (and two-legged) friends. No ebbs here: Flow is the real deal.” John Nugent, Empire
Location
Sydenham Arts Film Club, Upstairs at the Sydenham Centre, Sydenham, London, SE26 5QX
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