Oct 2, 2024
Flow (Straume, dir. Gints Zilbalodis) x VIFF 2024.
Latvia's wordless animated fantasy follows a black cat escaping destruction alongside other animals on a raft after a flood and the unseen disappearance of all human life. Rendered through what resembles PlayStation 2-era visual graphics technology, the intentionally less detailed or complex animation style only enhances the naturalistic journey of animal survival at sea. It's a deceptively simple film full of splendour and majesty.
Screening at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival as part of the Showcase series at SFU Woodward's on Oct. 5 and the Vancouver Playhouse on Oct. 6.
Also screening at the VIFF Centre from Nov. 29–Dec. 11 & Jan. 11–18 and Rio Theatre from Jan. 6–11.
