.Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Death by Murder of a Young American Gay Man . . Matthew Shepard
. . simply because he was gay . .
. . simply because he was gay . .
"The horrific events that took place shortly after midnight on October 7, 1998 were against everything that Matthew Shepard embodied"
. . . a harrowing, moving and
hugely important monument to
a dark day in history that we
should never forget . .
"The horrific events that took place shortly after midnight on October 7, 1998 went against everything that Matthew Shepard embodied. Two men, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, lead him to a remote area east of Laramie where they demonstrated unimaginable acts of hate. Matthew was tied to a split-rail fence where he was beaten and left to die in the cold of the night. Almost 18 hours later he was found by a cyclist who initially mistook him for a scarecrow. Matthew died on October 12 at 12:53 am at a hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado."
"The Laramie Project" is the award winning presentation of the true story of an American town in the wake of a murder, the murder of Matthew Shepard. It is a portrait of a town painfully forced to confront itself in the reflective glare of the national spotlight responding with love, anger, sympathy, support and defiance.
Even though 'The Laramie Project' has been edited down from almost three hours (the original length of the play) to a lean 96 minutes, the harrowing nature of the subject matter--the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard--and the clarity of the voices of the inhabitants of Laramie, Wyoming, give this film a remarkable emotional power.
'The Laramie Project' was created from over 200 interviews conducted with Laramie residents before, during, and after the trials of the two boys who killed Shepard; the interviews create an amazing cross-section of American views on homosexuality, religion, class, privacy, and more. Even though it features an all-star cast--Steve Buscemi, Janeane Garofalo, Christina Ricci, Peter Fonda, and Laura Linney are only a few of the recognizable faces--the material has not been glamorized and the performances are both honest and intimate. Even abbreviated, it's a remarkable piece of work and a powerful voice for equality, tolerance, and simple human decency. ~ Bret Fetzer
Visit Matthew's Place
Film Information: 'The Laramie Project'
Web: Cast, Bios and Additional Details at IMDb
Director: Moisés Kaufman
Writer: Moisés Kaufman (play & screenplay)
Cast: Full Cast and Crew
Genre: Drama | Crime
Awards: Nominated for 4 Emmys. 5 wins & 7 nominations
Runtime: 97 min
Spoken Language: English
Subtitles: None
Preview Clip: 'The Laramie Project'
'The Laramie Project' ~ 'Love Will Find A Way'
At State University of New York, Geneseo, a lobby display board of
a production of 'The Laramie Project' was defaced with a message of hate.
The following clip is the students' reaction to that message of hate.
'Love Will Find A Way'-mp3'
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Download & Extract Film Files: 'The Laramie Project'
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. . . a harrowing, moving and
hugely important monument to
a dark day in history that we
should never forget . .
"The horrific events that took place shortly after midnight on October 7, 1998 went against everything that Matthew Shepard embodied. Two men, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, lead him to a remote area east of Laramie where they demonstrated unimaginable acts of hate. Matthew was tied to a split-rail fence where he was beaten and left to die in the cold of the night. Almost 18 hours later he was found by a cyclist who initially mistook him for a scarecrow. Matthew died on October 12 at 12:53 am at a hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado."
"The Laramie Project" is the award winning presentation of the true story of an American town in the wake of a murder, the murder of Matthew Shepard. It is a portrait of a town painfully forced to confront itself in the reflective glare of the national spotlight responding with love, anger, sympathy, support and defiance.Even though 'The Laramie Project' has been edited down from almost three hours (the original length of the play) to a lean 96 minutes, the harrowing nature of the subject matter--the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard--and the clarity of the voices of the inhabitants of Laramie, Wyoming, give this film a remarkable emotional power.
'The Laramie Project' was created from over 200 interviews conducted with Laramie residents before, during, and after the trials of the two boys who killed Shepard; the interviews create an amazing cross-section of American views on homosexuality, religion, class, privacy, and more. Even though it features an all-star cast--Steve Buscemi, Janeane Garofalo, Christina Ricci, Peter Fonda, and Laura Linney are only a few of the recognizable faces--the material has not been glamorized and the performances are both honest and intimate. Even abbreviated, it's a remarkable piece of work and a powerful voice for equality, tolerance, and simple human decency. ~ Bret Fetzer
Visit Matthew's Place
Film Information: 'The Laramie Project'
Web: Cast, Bios and Additional Details at IMDb
Director: Moisés Kaufman
Writer: Moisés Kaufman (play & screenplay)
Cast: Full Cast and Crew
Genre: Drama | Crime
Awards: Nominated for 4 Emmys. 5 wins & 7 nominations
Runtime: 97 min
Spoken Language: English
Subtitles: None
Preview Clip: 'The Laramie Project'
'The Laramie Project' ~ 'Love Will Find A Way'
At State University of New York, Geneseo, a lobby display board of
a production of 'The Laramie Project' was defaced with a message of hate.
The following clip is the students' reaction to that message of hate.
'Love Will Find A Way'-mp3'
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Download & Extract Film Files: 'The Laramie Project'
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| Method 1.) File Self Extraction. (For PC) Download files into the same folder. then click on the 'xxxx.part01.exe' file and the film will self extract. (For Mac) You will need a Command Line Archiver like Rar for Mac OS X' |
| Method 2.) Download files & rejoin with a program like HJ Split/Join (for PC) and either MacHacha or Split and Concat (for Mac). |
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