FLOW

“Because Zilbalodis rejects so many expectations of animated animals — from their appearance to their movements and their noises — Flow has an exciting spontaneity, as if truly anything could happen. And what ultimately does is epic and emotional. […] Refusing to pander to its audience, Flow is an animated adventure that is poignant, unique, absolutely gorgeous, and a must-see.”

“It’s not just a supreme example of a movie kids will love that adults will too. With its wordlessness, this is a film that could play in any country of the world, its capacity to reach literally everyone limitless.”

“Flow is a heartwarming animal adventure tale that half mourns, half celebrates the extinction of humankind. […] The natural world [Zilbalodis] lovingly depicts is, after all, a human vision, even if it’s a vision of humans removed. Flow is a lovely, ambivalent promise that the world can go on without its humans, even as it illustrates (in various senses) our inability to imagine a world in which we, or our stand-ins, are gone.”