Glago's Guest

Glago's Guest is a 2008 Walt Disney Animation Studios computer animated short film directed by Chris Williams. The film premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in June 2008.
Animated in stereoscopic 3D, the short tells the story of a strange meeting between a Russian soldier guarding a Siberian outpost and an extraterrestrial.
==Plot==
"Glago's Guest" follows the intriguing and thought-provoking story of a lonely Russian soldier stationed in a remote Siberian outpost. When the soldier's solitude is interrupted one day by the arrival of a strange new "guest" named Lars, Glago is jolted out of his uneventful daily routine. Soon, though, he comes to realize that things aren't always what they appear to be. With its bold art direction, stark but stylish depiction of the frozen Russian landscape, and inspired computer animation, "Glago's Guest" is an exciting, entertaining, and original short film that uses the medium to full advantage.
==Production==
John Lasseter was so impressed with director Chris Williams' work on this short that he gave him the job of directing Bolt.
==Release==
The film premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in June 2008, and was originally expected to be released theatrically preceding the Disney animated feature film Bolt.Bill Desowitz (November 16, 2007); "How to Hook Up Your Animated Short at Disney"; Animation World Magazine. The short is believed not to have tested well with audiences, and the spot with Bolt was eventually taken by the Pixar short Tokyo Mater.Dominic von Riedemann (December 11, 2008); "Tokyo Mater 3-D Short Goes in Front of Bolt"; Suite101.com
It was included in the Animation Show of Shows in 2008.
As of 2023, the short has no home video release and is not on Disney+. On December 15, 2023, a copy of the short emerged on the Internet Archive, ripped from a "For Your Consideration" screener disc.https://archive.org/details/glagos-guest/SCREENER_GLAGO.iso
==See also==
*Animated-news.com (June 23, 2008); "Please welcome Glago's Guest"; Animated News.
*Barbara Robertson (February 2009); "Short Subjects, Big Ideas"; Computer Graphics World
==References==
==External links==
*Official page at Walt Disney Animation Studios
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