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Plot
Queer Hutterite follows the life of Kelly Hoffer as he grew up in the Hutterite colony of ---, in southern Manitoba, Canada. The documentary focuses on the early life of Kelly as he grew up discovering his passion for photography in his early teens, while also coming to the discovery that he was gay. He knew that as a homosexual, he would face discrimination within the Hutterite community and that he would no longer fit into the fabric of society within the colony. In June of 2012, Kelly with the help of his sister who had left the colony years earlier, ran away from his family and the colony to move to Calgary where he could live more openly as himself. The film then moves to focus on Hoffer's work as a photographer shedding light on the Hutterites in Canada and to provide support to other LGBTQ members of Hutterite communities.

His departure and eventual 'Coming Out' caused a shift within the Hutterite community as it addressed internal homophobia and the possibility of more people within the colony of being gay. From Calgary, Kelly worked to help set up online forums for people within the Hutterite colonies where they can be more open and possibly even come out as gay themselves.

The film finishes by showing the unique photography work that Kelly has focused his life on. With his upbringing within the Hutterite community, he focuses his work to give a glimpse into the world of the Hutterites and break down the barriers and stereotypes that exist between common society and the society of the Hutterite colonies across Canada. The film finishes with a scene with Hofer and his sister reminiscing over old photo's of their life within the Hutterite community and Hofer speaking about his hopes that he can one day visit his family again.

Reviews
The documentary received positive feedback from Canadian news and media outlets. Most coverages of the movie focused on its nominations for awards following its release. The Canadian Broadcasting Company did an interview with Hoffer and Laura O'Grady in April of 2016 on Q. The interview talked about the role of the documentary in helping to raise awareness of LGBTQ issues within the Hutterite communities, and to shed light on his own life and how he has gotten where he is and the work he is now doing as a photographer and Gay Rights Activist in Calgary: "Kelly Hofer's loving photos of the Hutterite home he left behind".

Impact
The film, coupled with Hofer's work both within the LGBTQ community as well as with other former and current Hutterites has garnered some attention, both within and outside Hutterite communities across Canada. In an article released by the DailyXtra, another gay teen fled a Hutterite community in southern Manitoba, and moved to Winnipeg and came out after fleeing from the colony:. In the article, Hofer is sighted as an inspiration to the teen, who saw Hofer as an example of a fellow Hutterite, who fled their colony to live a more open life in a place where they can be accepted openly.