With no dialogue, the animated performances of the animals and the camerawork became essential to convey that message.
Flowfollows a cat, whose solitary lifestyle changes once their home is devastated by a great flood.
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DEADLINE: What was the inspiration forFlow?
It was not really about anything more specific.
If we explain too much, then I think that can take us out.
‘Flow’Janus Films/Courtesy Everett Collection
DEADLINE: Whats the process of making sure the animals move and perform as realistically as possible?
For the voices, we recorded real animals.
And that was important, that theyre not humans mimicking animals.
Even small details mattered, like we would look at how a cats ears move when they hear something.
It feels more cartoony, but real cats actually move their heads a lot more than humans.
Its about finding the balance.
Sometimes if you do something realistically, it feels less real.
As I mentioned, we use real animal voices, but a real capybara voice doesnt fit this character.
DEADLINE: And visually, the animation is really just stunning.
What made you want to use this style to tell the story?
The camera is an active participant.
But for the look of the film, I wanted it to be stylized and graphic.
I think the audience can suspend their disbelief and this feels more real than actually seeing real animals.
