Flow / Away (Criterion Collection)

Cast View all

	Gints Zilbalodis
	Thomas Oldman
	Alexander David Bobson
	Isabella Krieke
	Maxíme Gundeo
	Kellia Metúx
	Billy Clancsen
	Giselle Konas
	Bille Caról

Crew View all

Director

Gints Zilbalodis

Edition details

Personal

Notes

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A thrilling tale of friendship and survival that took indie animation to ecstatic new heights of ambition and imagination, this Academy Award–winning international sensation follows a courageous cat after its home is devastated by a great flood. As the cat teams up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, the crew must rely on trust, bravery, and their wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. Working with a small team using open-source software, visionary DIY animator Gints Zilbalodis conjures a sublime sensory odyssey and a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of community.

4K digital transfer, with 7.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, approved by director Gints Zilbalodis
4K digital master of Away (2019), Zilbalodis’s debut feature
One 4K UHD disc of Flow and Away and two Blu-rays with Flow, Away, and the special features
New audio commentary featuring Zilbalodis
Full feature-length animatic
New interviews with Zilbalodis and cowriter-coproducer Matīss Kaža
Dream Cat (2025), a making-of documentary produced for Latvian Television
Aqua (2012) and Priorities (2014), short films by Zilbalodis, with new commentaries by the director
Unused-shot reel, with new commentary by Zilbalodis
Trailers, TV spots, and proof-of-concept teasers
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio
PLUS: An essay by critic Nicolas Rapold and collectible stickers

Cover image by Gints Zilbalodis. Flow logo by Paula Bobrova and Pēteris Tenisons.

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