Taglines: When a small town comes face to face with murder, everybody has a tale to tell.
The Laramie Project movie storyline. Moisés Kaufman and members of New York’s Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie, Wyoming after the murder of Matthew Shepard. This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than 200 interviews they conducted in Laramie.
It follows and in some cases re-enacts the chronology of Shepard’s visit to a local bar, his kidnap and beating, the discovery of him tied to a fence, the vigil at the hospital, his death and funeral, and the trial of his killers. It mixes real news reports with actors portraying friends, family, cops, killers, and other Laramie residents in their own words. It concludes with a Laramie staging of “Angels in America” a year after Shephard’s death.
The Laramie Project is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Moisés Kaufman. Based on the play of the same name, the film tells the story of the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. It premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and was first broadcast on HBO in March 2002.
The Laramie Project (2002)
Directed by: Moisés Kaufman
Starring: Christina Ricci, Steve Buscemi, Kathleen Chalfant, Laura Linney, Peter Fonda, Jeremy Davies, Nestor Carbonell, Camryn Manheim, Andy Paris
Screenplay by: Moisés Kaufman
Production Design by: Dan Leigh
Cinematography by: Terry Stacey
Film Editing by: Brian A. Kates
Costume Design by: Katie Saunders
Set Decoration by: Paul Sjoberg
Art Direction by: Tim Duffy
Music by: Peter Golub
Distributed by: Home Box Office (HBO)
Release Date: March 9, 2002
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