Flow (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]

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.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED TWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
4K digital transfer, approved by director Gints Zilbalodis 4K digital master of Away (2019), Zilbalodis’s debut feature 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