Queer Hutterite

SYNOPSIS

Queer Hutterite: Misfit on the Colony is a Canadian documentary film, released in 2016. Directed by Laura O'Grady, the film profiles Kelly Hofer, a gay activist and photographer in Calgary who grew up in a Hutterite religious community in southern Manitoba. The film focuses on Hofer's early life within the community, and what eventually forced him to leave and move to Calgary in 2012. The film was released online through the Telus Optik Local platform in Alberta, before being released to YouTube later in the year. The film was also nominated for several awards through the Canadian Screen Awards in 2017 following its release.