While much of television and film production shut down during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, animation was able to continue remotely, helping to keep the entertainment industry afloat. As Owen Dennis, creator of the animated series “Infinity Train,” said in a video on the Animation Guild Writers’ Twitter account during the pandemic, “animation pretty much single handedly saved Hollywood.” For some animators, like “The Owl House” creator Dana Terrace, being so heavily relied on by studio executives during such a difficult time was a reminder of just how undervalued animation workers have always been. Over the past few months, artists and writers like Dennis and Terrace have been campaigning for better benefits, improved working conditions and fair pay for animation employees under the digital movement #NewDeal4Animation.