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And it is this focus on the feeling of wordless understanding that guides Erizku’s approach to creation.

When “Flow,” a wordless Latvian film about a cat’s journey after a monstrous flood, was announced as the winner of the animated feature category, screams filled the room.

Sounds like the makings of a joke, but when the waters start to rise, this simple, wordless tale deepens into a warm-blooded epic about teamwork and survival.

Her hand comes to her mouth in wordless horror, and she shakes her head.

It maintains its wordless conceit throughout, telling the story of a group of animals embarking on an adventure as they try to navigate a flooded world.