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Whenever an independently-produced animated short gets nominated for an Oscar, it’s heartening and validating. The Oscars are a unique opportunity for short animated work, ordinarily an incredibly niche format, to get a spotlight of mainstream attention. There are two ways a film can get qualified: win an award at a major festival or screen theatrically for a week in New York or Los Angeles. Once a film is qualified, the path to nomination becomes more opaque. Typically, companies and organizations run well-funded marketing campaigns behind closed doors with Academy members. We feel this process often leads to amazing foreign and independent films not getting proper representation or visibility amongst Academy voters in Los Angeles, despite having massive success and impact within the international animation world. We are excited to bring more visibility to projects that have, for the most part, not screened publicly in Los Angeles, despite being in consideration for an Oscar nomination. These films are made by individuals or small teams for not much money, and come from all over the world.  They are singular in their point of view, artfully crafted and driven by passion. They’re also really good, and should be seen by everyone. We are pleased to present them on the big screen here in Los Angeles. FILMS INCLUDED Pepe Le Morse – Lucrèce Andreae – France Glucose – Jeron Braxton – USA Solar Walk – Réka Bucsi – Denmark/Hungary Bloeistraat 11 – Nienke Deutz – Belgium/The Netherlands The Night of the Plastic Bags – Gabriel Harel – France La Chute – Boris Labbe – France/Spain DETAILS Friday December 7, 8pm Downtown Independent 251 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Tickets Available Here: https://squareup.com/store/glasanimation