Waterford Film For All presents the critically acclaimed animation adventure Flow from director Gints Zilbalodis
Acclaimed animated film Flow is set in a flooded fantasy world, where humans are seemingly absent. One cat has survived by sleeping in an abandoned house and narrowly escaping dog attacks. When a massive tsunami hits and floods the house, the cat finds shelter on a passing boat occupied only by a capybara. Several other animals – including a friendly labrador and nervous a lemur – soon join the boat. The animals find themselves on a dramatic, perilous adventure as they drift towards a mysterious tower.
Flow was the well-deserved winner of Best Animated Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards. Unfolding without any dialogue, this is a beautiful and exciting fantasy-adventure film that will bewitch children and adults alike.
Festivals
Cannes Film Festival 2024
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2024
Awards
Winner – Best Motion Picture, Animated, Golden Globes, USA 2025
Winner – Best Animated Feature, Academy Awards, USA 2025
Reviews
“The animals act like real animals, not like cartoons or humans, and that restraint gives their adventure an authenticity that, in moments of both delight and peril, makes the emotion that much more powerful.”
– Calum Marsh, The New York Times
“★★★★★ This is a spectacular, singular slice of computer-generated cinema — doing things only animation can do.”
– John Nugent, Empire Magazine
“A movie brimming with sentiment but not sentimentality, this is one of the most moving animated films in recent memory..”
– Christian Blauvelt, Indiewire
