Flow (The Criterion Collection) [4K UHD]

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 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

4K digital transfer, with 7.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, approved by director Gints Zilbalodis

4K digital master of Away (2019), Zilbalodis’s debut feature

One 4K UHD disc of Flow and Away and two Blu-rays with Flow, Away, and the special features

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