Tim Singleton
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Reviving The Roost

Reviving The Roost is an elegy to a legendary Edmonton gay bar and a story about community complexity and longing. Pulsating, vibrant, neon animation was used to recreate and illustrate a space that no longer exists.

The film premiered at TIFF as part of “Five@50: An Intimate Look at Contemporary LGBTQ2+Lives and Iden­ti­ties.”

REVIVING THE ROOST

Nov 2019

Reviving The Roost is an elegy to a legendary Edmonton gay bar and a story about community complexity and longing. Pulsating, vibrant, neon animation was used to recreate and illustrate a space that no longer exists.

The film premiered at TIFF as part of “Five@50: An Intimate Look at Contemporary LGBTQ2+Lives and Iden­ti­ties.”

Winner of the TIGLFF Jury Award for Best Animation.

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Presented by the National Film Board.

Written & directed by Vivek Shraya
Producer: Justine Pimlott
Executive Producer: Anita Lee
Animator/Illustrator: Tim Singleton
Music/Sound design: Johnny Spence
Additional cinematography: Zachary Ayotte