Disco's Revenge (film)

Disco's Revenge is a 2024 Canadian documentary film, directed by Omar Majeed and Peter Mishara.^[1] The film centres on the history and culture of disco music, tracing the ways in which the genre is still a central influence on contemporary pop music despite its nominal "death" in the late 1970s.^[2]

Disco's Revenge
Directed by	Omar Majeed Peter Mishara
Written by	Omar Majeed Peter Mishara
Produced by	Noah Segal Sam Sutherland Christina Piovesan Dave Harris
Starring	Nile Rodgers Billy Porter
Cinematography	Ashley Iris Gill
Edited by	Omar Majeed Peter Mishara Navin Harrilal
Music by	Tom Westin Jody Colero Tiffany Su
Production companies	Elevation Pictures 86 Media House
Distributed by	Elevation Pictures
Release date	May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) (Hot Docs)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

It features interviews with and archival performance footage of key figures such as Nile Rodgers, Billy Porter, Nona Hendryx and LaBelle, Grandmaster Flash, Fab Five Freddy, Nicky Siano, Earl Young and The Trammps, Jellybean Benitez, Kevin Saunderson, Sylvester and Martha Wash.^[3]

The film premiered at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.^[4]

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Canadian Screen Awards	June 1, 2025	Best Feature Length Documentary	Peter Mishara, Omar Majeed, Christina Piovesan, Noah Segal, Sam Sutherland, Dave Harris, Nile Rodgers, Vivian Scott Chew, Stanley Nelson Jr.	Nominated	[5]
		Best Cinematography in a Documentary	Ashley Iris Gill	Nominated