Attila

CANADA | DOCUMENTARY | 2023 | 80 MIN | ENGLISH | CRAVE

Canadian filmmaker Stephen Hosier focuses the lens of his debut feature documentary uncomfortably close to home. Hosier joins his childhood friend Richard Csanyi in investigating the life and premature passing of the latter’s twin brother, Attila. Found dead on a Hamilton rooftop in May 2020, the 28-year-old was expelled from a long-term care residence even as he grappled with addiction and schizophrenia. A creative expression of grief and healing, this stirring home-grown film compassionately explores the intersection of personal trauma and the systems that fail those in need, while striving toward a place of forgiveness and understanding. ATTILA is a beautiful portrait honouring one man’s tragedy and the family he left behind, but it also provides audiences with a valuable window into the extreme systemic obstacles experienced by far too many in Canada and around the world.

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CAST & CREW

Featuring Richard Csanyi

Writer, Director & Producer Stephen Hosier

Executive Producers Simon Dragland, Rita Popielak, Mark Zibert

Producer Josh Su, Gigi Morin

Writer & Producer Grayson Moore

Editor Daniel Haack

Co-Editor Ashton Lewis

Cinematography Nikolay Michaylov, Jordan Kennington, Stephen Hosier

Music Sarah Neufeld