A decorated celebration of Latvian culture and a testament to survival even in the worst circumstances, Flow finally arrives at The Odyssey!

Having won Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards, Flow is the first Latvian film to win an Oscar (now displayed at the Latvian National Museum of Art). Yet, its resonance is universal. Featuring no dialogue, the film follows a cat trying to survive a post-apocalyptic world devastated by flooding. A testament to the importance and potential of independent filmmaking, its production lasted five-and-a-half years, and was animated entirely using the free, open-source software Blender.

Filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis directed, wrote, produced and edited the film on a budget of €3.5 million, whilst the average Hollywood animated film can cost anywhere between $50-$250million. The film is important not only as a cultural artefact; it’s a truly powerful reflection on our environmental impact and its consequences for future generations.