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Reviving The Roost
Genres
Animation
Overview
Filmmaker and bestselling author Vivek Shraya’s ode to a popular Edmonton gay bar that closed in 2007. With pulsating neon-light animation, Reviving the Roost is a story about community complexity and longing, and an elegy to a lost space.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
6 min
Release Date
2019-11-12
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Vivek Shraya
Self
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