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Altona is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Heath Affolter, Jon Affolter, Nathan Affolter and Thomas Affolter, and released in 2023. 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.

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. 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.

The film premiered at the 2023 Whistler Film Festival, where it was the winner of the Whistler Film Festival Documentary Award.

References

1. ^ Ozten Shebahkeget, "Manitoba town's grief in wake of teen's brutal murder over 30 years ago shown in new docufilm". CBC News Manitoba, December 5, 2023.
2. ^ Ben Waldman, "Documentary revisits Manitoba town’s darkest moment". Winnipeg Free Press, December 8, 2023.
3. Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Atikamekw Suns wins best Canadian feature at WFF". Playback, December 5, 2023.

External links

• Altona at IMDb

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