At its heart, Flow is about found family. These creatures—different in temperament and past experiences—must rely on one another as they face the grandeur and cruelty of nature. They each get ...

You could see the film as a piece of outsider art. Flow, made by Gints Zilbalodis using Blender, an open-source animation package, eschews all dialogue for an impressionistic drift downriver ...

When this year’s Oscar nominees for Best Animated Feature were announced, Flow’s director Gints Zilbalodis posted a clip of himself reacting to the nominations. (Months later, he would go on ...