Latvian journalist Kristaps Andrejsons on hit animation Flow (Gints Zilbalodis; 2024) [FEED TAKEOVER]

Underdog story? No, this is an undercat story! At the 2025 Oscars the Latvian animation Flow won the best animation category, beating out contenders with much bigger budgets and star names attached.  To celebrate , Ally Pitts introduces an episode from previous guest Kristaps Andrejsons, which was originally published on his current affairs and Soviet history show, The Eastern Border. Links mentioned/alluded to in the episode: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/a-russian-soviet-movie-podcast-594862/episodes/state-funeral-sergei-loznitsa-91766026  https://theeasternborder.lv/about https://uppcinema.com/show/flow/  https://dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cinema/flow-u https://www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/13080/flow Milton Keynes Gallery: https://mkgallery.org/event/the-4-30-club-away-u/ https://mkgallery.org/event/flow-u/  https://mkgallery.org/event/away-u/  https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/flow/  Not technically an indie cinema, but still, this interview Picturehouse cinemas did with Gints Zilbalodis is worth a read. https://www.picturehouses.com/blog/the-movies-me-gints-zilbalodis Contact us/socials: All the links for a Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast you're ever likely to want or need: linktr.ee/russiansovietmoviepodcast We changed the name of the show a little while back, but the social handles/contacts are a bit of a mishmash. Email: [email protected] Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Ally_Pitts/ Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances on Podchaser