Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This video was produced for @theessaylibrary's 2025 Essay Jam, where essayists were tasked with writing, producing a full video essay in the span of 48 hours. The theme for the jam was Journey, which caused me to think about animator Gints Zilbalodis and the ways his eight films embody the struggles and joys found in the artistic Journey.
For more info about the jam: theessaylibrary.com
Watch the other jam entries: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRuGAa254s9P28sKUr6vJVxiSKpyGogTq&si=QqnA8yeEGtP3hSUa
Website: henrykathman.com
Tumblr: henrykathman.tumblr.com
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Podcast: pinkaisle.podbean.com
Patreon: patreon.com/Henrykathman
Sources:
Away. Directed by Gints Zilbalodis, Tubi, 2019.
tubitv.com/movies/539578/.
Bailey, Jason. ““Twilight Zone: The Movie” and the Deadly Accident That Plagued It.” The New York Times, 25 June 2023, nytimes.com/2023/06/25/movies/the-twilight-zone-the-movie-accident.html.
Bromwich, Jonah, and Liam Stack. ““Ren & Stimpy” Creator Accused of Sexual Misconduct with Teenagers in the 1990s.” The New York Times, 4 Apr. 2018, nytimes.com/2018/04/04/arts/ren-stimpy-creator-misconduct.html.
Coyle, Jake. ““Flow” Review: Cat Parable about Climate Change Is the Year’s Best Animated Movie.” AP News, The Associated Press, 6 Dec. 2024, apnews.com/article/flow-animated-movie-review-98940a387edd5f83354719f51139bc33. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Debruge, Peter. ““Away” Review: Gints Zilbalodis’ Mesmerizing One-Man Animation.” Variety, Dec. 2019, variety.com/2019/film/reviews/away-review-gints-zilbalodis-1203420229/. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
IMDb. “Gints Zilbalodis.” The Internet Movie Database, IMDb.com, Inc., 2019, imdb.com/name/nm6478535/?ref_=tt_ov_dr_1. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Lang, Jamie. ““Flow” Director Gints Zilbalodis Filmmaker Interview.” Variety, 8 Jan. 2025, variety.com/2025/film/awards/flow-director-gints-zilbalodis-interview-1236269649/. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Orkibi, Hod. "Highly artistic-social personalities buffer the effects of burnout on career commitment." The Arts in Psychotherapy 50 (2016): 75-83.
Petch, Callie. “Away – Film Review.” Set the Tape, 15 Jan. 2021, setthetape.com/2021/01/15/away-film-review . Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Roxborough, Scott. “Flow Director Gints Zilbalodis Interview: Cat-Focused Environment Film.” The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2024, hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/flow-director-gints-zilbalodis-interview-cat-focused-environmental-fable-1236023460 .
Shapiro, Lila. “The Dark Secrets behind the Neil Gaiman Abuse Accusations.” Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025, vulture.com/article/neil-gaiman-allegations-controversy-amanda-palmer-sandman-madoc.html.
Spoto, Donald. The Life of Alfred Hitchcock : The Dark Side of Genius. London, Collins, 1983.
Stage, The Film. “Flow Director Gints Zilbalodis on Animating Animals, Allegories, and Cinema vs. Videogames.” The Film Stage - Your Spotlight on Cinema, 25 Nov. 2024, thefilmstage.com/flow-director-gints-zilbalodis-on-animating-animals-allegories-and-cinema-vs-videogames /. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Thapa, Shaurya. “Flow - Interview with Film Director / Co-Writer Gints Zilbalodis | Borrowing Tape.” Borrowing Tape, 10 Jan. 2025, borrowingtape.com/interviews/flow-interview-with-film-director-co-writer-gints-zilbalodis. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
“Twilight Zone Accident... John Landis Indictment... - RareNewspapers.com.” Rarenewspapers.com, 2025, rarenewspapers.com/view/679311?imagelist=1. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Zilbalodis, Gints. “Gints Zilbalodis Vimeo Page.” Vimeo, 2010, vimeo.com/gints. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
This video was produced for @theessaylibrary's 2025 Essay Jam, where essayists were tasked with writing, producing a full video essay in the span of 48 hours. The theme for the jam was Journey, which caused me to think about animator Gints Zilbalodis and the ways his eight films embody the struggles and joys found in the artistic Journey.
For more info about the jam: theessaylibrary.com
Watch the other jam entries: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRuGAa254s9P28sKUr6vJVxiSKpyGogTq&si=QqnA8yeEGtP3hSUa
Website: henrykathman.com
Tumblr: henrykathman.tumblr.com
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/henrykathman.com
Podcast: pinkaisle.podbean.com
Patreon: patreon.com/Henrykathman
Sources:
Away. Directed by Gints Zilbalodis, Tubi, 2019.
tubitv.com/movies/539578/.
Bailey, Jason. ““Twilight Zone: The Movie” and the Deadly Accident That Plagued It.” The New York Times, 25 June 2023, nytimes.com/2023/06/25/movies/the-twilight-zone-the-movie-accident.html.
Bromwich, Jonah, and Liam Stack. ““Ren & Stimpy” Creator Accused of Sexual Misconduct with Teenagers in the 1990s.” The New York Times, 4 Apr. 2018, nytimes.com/2018/04/04/arts/ren-stimpy-creator-misconduct.html.
Coyle, Jake. ““Flow” Review: Cat Parable about Climate Change Is the Year’s Best Animated Movie.” AP News, The Associated Press, 6 Dec. 2024, apnews.com/article/flow-animated-movie-review-98940a387edd5f83354719f51139bc33. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Debruge, Peter. ““Away” Review: Gints Zilbalodis’ Mesmerizing One-Man Animation.” Variety, Dec. 2019, variety.com/2019/film/reviews/away-review-gints-zilbalodis-1203420229/. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
IMDb. “Gints Zilbalodis.” The Internet Movie Database, IMDb.com, Inc., 2019, imdb.com/name/nm6478535/?ref_=tt_ov_dr_1. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Lang, Jamie. ““Flow” Director Gints Zilbalodis Filmmaker Interview.” Variety, 8 Jan. 2025, variety.com/2025/film/awards/flow-director-gints-zilbalodis-interview-1236269649/. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Orkibi, Hod. "Highly artistic-social personalities buffer the effects of burnout on career commitment." The Arts in Psychotherapy 50 (2016): 75-83.
Petch, Callie. “Away – Film Review.” Set the Tape, 15 Jan. 2021, setthetape.com/2021/01/15/away-film-review . Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Roxborough, Scott. “Flow Director Gints Zilbalodis Interview: Cat-Focused Environment Film.” The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2024, hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/flow-director-gints-zilbalodis-interview-cat-focused-environmental-fable-1236023460 .
Shapiro, Lila. “The Dark Secrets behind the Neil Gaiman Abuse Accusations.” Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025, vulture.com/article/neil-gaiman-allegations-controversy-amanda-palmer-sandman-madoc.html.
Spoto, Donald. The Life of Alfred Hitchcock : The Dark Side of Genius. London, Collins, 1983.
Stage, The Film. “Flow Director Gints Zilbalodis on Animating Animals, Allegories, and Cinema vs. Videogames.” The Film Stage - Your Spotlight on Cinema, 25 Nov. 2024, thefilmstage.com/flow-director-gints-zilbalodis-on-animating-animals-allegories-and-cinema-vs-videogames /. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Thapa, Shaurya. “Flow - Interview with Film Director / Co-Writer Gints Zilbalodis | Borrowing Tape.” Borrowing Tape, 10 Jan. 2025, borrowingtape.com/interviews/flow-interview-with-film-director-co-writer-gints-zilbalodis. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
“Twilight Zone Accident... John Landis Indictment... - RareNewspapers.com.” Rarenewspapers.com, 2025, rarenewspapers.com/view/679311?imagelist=1. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Zilbalodis, Gints. “Gints Zilbalodis Vimeo Page.” Vimeo, 2010, vimeo.com/gints. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
