| Altona | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Heath Affolter Jon Affolter Nathan Affolter Thomas Affolter |
| Written by | Heath Affolter Jon Affolter Nathan Affolter Thomas Affolter |
| Produced by | Heath Affolter Jon Affolter Nathan Affolter Thomas Affolter Craig Langdon |
| Starring | Tyler Pelke |
| Cinematography | Thomas Affolter Kaayla Whachell |
| Edited by | Heath Affolter Jon Affolter Nathan Affolter Thomas Affolter |
| Music by | Emily Rice |
Production companies | Foreshadow Films Langer Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Altona is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Heath Affolter, Jon Affolter, Nathan Affolter and Thomas Affolter, and released in 2023.[1] The film centres on the 1990 Altona murder, in which Earl Giesbrecht, a teenager in Altona, Manitoba, assaulted two classmates who had bullied him for being gay, and then set the house they were located in on fire.[2]
The film centres principally on the experiences of Tyler Pelke, who survived the incident and went onto become a motivational speaker and victims' rights advocate.[2] Giesbrecht himself does not appear in the film, although he granted an interview to the Affolters and wrote a statement of penitence which was read in the film by actor Gabriel Carter.[1]
The film premiered at the 2023 Whistler Film Festival,[2] where it was the winner of the Whistler Film Festival Documentary Award.[3]