jacki long: Day 4476: "Flow" - the Animated Movie & Lunch for Roy.

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Day 4476: "Flow" - the Animated Movie & Lunch for Roy.

"Daily": acrylics, inks.

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‘Flow’ Follows a Courageous Black Cat Navigating a World Suddenly Plunged Underwater

When a brave black cat’s world is turned upside down after a massive flood, everything feels uncertain. Fortunately, when the feline teams up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog navigating a boat in search of dry land, the eclectic group relies on their unlikely friendships and a mix of courage, trust, and wits to survive in their newly aquatic world.

Flow is a new feature-length animated movie directed by Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis, co-written by Zilbalodis and producer Matīss Kaža. Focusing entirely on the animals’ movements, dramatic angles, and emphatic lighting effects, the film entirely foregoes dialogue for stirring music and emotive meows, barks, and purrs.

Flow uses non-photorealistic imagery—also known as NPR, a computer graphics technique for expressing the aesthetics of other mediums, such as painting or drawing—to create otherworldly landscapes and interactions. Merging fantastical elements with accurate animal movements, the film strikes a remarkable balance between the real and the unreal.

Flow was selected to premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes Film Festival in May, and it also screened at this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, where it won three awards. Whet your appetite with the trailer, and see the film in select theaters now.

"Flow 2+ minute video trailer, here.

"Celebrating Roy"

Tuesday after Roy's day class, 15 student took him for lunch at ...

Roy has not only taught but supported Demura Sensei, Genbu-Kai and instructed at Costa Mesa Dojo for many years. And, though he not fully retiring, he is cutting back. We will still see him at events.

He will be able spend more time with his wife, Pat.