Laramie Project, The
Director: Mois’es Kaufman
IMDB Rating: 7.20 out of 10 (2485 votes)
‘Mois’es Kaufman’ (qv) and members of New York’s Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie, Wyoming after the murder of ‘Matthew Shepard (I)’ (qv). 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 Shepherd’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.
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Taglines: 1: Everyone Carries a Piece of the Truth.
2: When a small town comes face to face with murder, everybody has a tale to tell.
Actors: Ricci Christina (Romaine Patterson), Buscemi Steve (Doc O’Conner), Linney Laura (Sherry Johnson), Phoenix Summer (Jen Malmskog),
