Gints Zilbalodis’s “Flow” is the first Latvian film to get Academy Award nods, for animated feature and international feature. The director talks about the film’s journey.

Flow”—the acclaimed animated cat movie that’s been nominated for a Best Animated Feature Oscar—is coming soon to streaming on Max. Find out when you can watch it at home.

With the Oscars coming on March 2, the race for best animated feature is heating up big time with the wide release of "Flow," a visionary masterpiece from Latvia that is sure to give category favorites like "The Wild Robot" and "Inside Out 2" a run for the gold.

One of the surprises of the awards season is Gints Zilbalodis' "Flow" - the dialog-free tale of a solitary cat's emotional journey as it learns to survive after a great flood - which upended the feature animation race when it won the Golden Globe.