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'''The Laramie Project''' is a 2002 [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Moisés Kaufman]]. Based on ''[[The Laramie Project]]'', a play by Kaufman, the film tells the story of the aftermath of the 1998 murder of [[Matthew Shepard]] in [[Laramie, Wyoming|Laramie]], [[Wyoming]]. It [[premiere]]d at the 2002 [[Sundance Film Festival]] and was first broadcast on television in March 2002. |
'''The Laramie Project''' is a 2002 [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Moisés Kaufman]]. Based on ''[[The Laramie Project]]'', a play by Kaufman, the film tells the story of the aftermath of the 1998 murder of [[Matthew Shepard]] in [[Laramie, Wyoming|Laramie]], [[Wyoming]]. It [[premiere]]d at the 2002 [[Sundance Film Festival]] and was first broadcast on television in March 2002. |
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'''The Laramie Project''' is a play by [[Moisés Kaufman]] and members of the [[Tectonic Theater Project]] about the reaction to the 1998 murder of [[University of Wyoming]] student [[Matthew Shepard]] in [[Laramie, Wyoming|Laramie]], [[Wyoming]]. The murder is widely considered to be a [[hate crime]] motivated by [[homophobia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/US/9810/12/wyoming.attack.03/index.html|title=Murder charges planned in beating death of gay student|accessdate=2007-11-20|publisher=''CNN''}}</ref> |
'''The Laramie Project''' is a play by [[Moisés Kaufman]] and members of the [[Tectonic Theater Project]] about the reaction to the 1998 murder of [[University of Wyoming]] student [[Matthew Shepard]] in [[Laramie, Wyoming|Laramie]], [[Wyoming]]. The murder is widely considered to be a [[hate crime]] motivated by [[homophobia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/US/9810/12/wyoming.attack.03/index.html|title=Murder charges planned in beating death of gay student|accessdate=2007-11-20|publisher=''CNN''}}</ref> |
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Cultural depictions of Matthew Shepard is a list of notable plays, films, novels, songs and other creative works that originate in the Matthew Shepard case. The best known example is the stage play The Laramie Project. Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was an American student at the University of Wyoming who was fatally attacked near Laramie on the night of October 6 – October 7, 1998. Shepard died from severe head injuries at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, on October 12, 1998. His murder brought national attention to the issue of hate crime legislation at the state and federal levels. His two assailants, Russell Arthur Henderson and Aaron James McKinney, were convicted of the crime and imprisoned. Henderson is currently serving two consecutive life sentences and McKinney is serving the same but without the possibility of parole.[1]
People in the entertainment industry expressed their own outrage and responded in various ways to the attack. Ellen DeGeneres hosted Shepard's memorial services in Washington, D.C.. Three films were made about the Shepard's story: The Laramie Project (based on the play of the same name), The Matthew Shepard Story and Anatomy of a Hate Crime. The Laramie Project and The Matthew Shepard Story both won numerous awards.
Albums
Lullaby (2002)
if thousands recorded their ambient album 2002 Lullaby with a set of 10 songs on Matthew Shepard. Song titles include "he hade the smell of wyoming sagebrush" and "we miss matt terribly".[2][3]
Films
The Laramie Project (film)
The Laramie Project is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Moisés Kaufman. Based on The Laramie Project, a play by Kaufman, 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 television in March 2002.
Cast
- Kathleen Chalfant as Anonymous Female Rancher
- Laura Linney as Sherry Johnson
- Peter Fonda as Doctor Cantway
- Jeremy Davies as Jedadiah Schultz
- Nestor Carbonell as Moises Kaufman
- Camryn Manheim as Rebecca Hillicker
- Andy Paris as Stephen Belber
- Grant Varjas as Greg Pierotti
- Kelli Simpkins as Leigh Fondakowski
- Clea DuVall as Amanda Gronich
- Billie McBride as Waitress
- Bill Christ as Man on Porch
- Frances Sternhagen as Marge Murray
- Michael Emerson as Reverend
- Margo Martindale as Trish Steger
- Steve Buscemi as Doc O'Conner
- Christina Ricci as Romaine Patterson
- Greg Pierotti as John Peacock
- Janeane Garofalo as Catherine Connolly
- John McAdams as Jonas Slonaker
- Joshua Jackson as Matt Galloway
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Recipient |
2002 | Berlin International Film Festival | First Movie Award - Special Mention | Moisés Kaufman |
2002 | Humanitas Prize | 90 Minute or Longer Network Category | Moisés Kaufman |
2002 | L.A. Outfest | Special Programming Committee Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement | Moisés Kaufman |
2002 | National Board of Review, USA | NBR Award, Best Film Made for Cable TV | |
2003 | GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Television Movie |
The Matthew Shepard Story
The Matthew Shepard Story is a 2002 television movie about the trial of the killers of Matthew Shephard. It starred Shane Meier as Matthew Shephard, and depicting his parents were Sam Waterston as Dennis Shepard and Stockard Channing as Judy Shephard. The film won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2002 in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for Stockard Channing's performance as Judy Shephard.
Story
The movie seeks to illuminate the decisions Judy and Dennis Shephard had to make as to whether the death penalty should be sought for their son's killer. Throughout the movie there are several flashbacks of Matthew's life. It also shows the experiences and hardships Matthew endured throughout his life from junior high through college, including his first kiss, his first boyfriend and a rape scene.
The film's cast also included Kristen Thomson, Joseph Ziegler, Makyla Smith, Damien Atkins and Wendy Crewson. The ending featured Elton John's "American Triangle" from his album Songs from the West Coast. The song had been written about Shepard.
Poems
Blood & Tears: Poems for Matthew Shepard (1999)
An anthology of poems by seventy five poets in tribute to Matthew Shepard. The poets include John Ashbery, W.S. Merwin, and Harold Norse: Scott M. Gibson (1999). Blood & Tears: Poems for Matthew Shepard. New York, N.Y: Painted Leaf Press. ISBN 1-891305-15-8.
"Copper Moon" (2002)
Poet Rishma Dunlop's "Copper Moon" from Dunlop, Rishma (2002). The Body of My Garden. Oxford: Mansfield Press. ISBN 1-894469-08-9..[4]
"Dive" (2004)
Spoken word poet Andrea Gibson recorded her poem "Dive" about Matthew Shepard on her 2004 album Swarm.
Songs
"Above the Clouds" (2005)
Cyndi Lauper co-wrote her song "Above the Clouds" with Jeff Beck for her 2005 album The Body Acoustic in tribute to Matthew Shepard. Lauper's True Colors Tour 2007 for Human Rights provided information to fans, and a purple wristbands with the slogan "Erase Hate" from The Matthew Shepard Foundation.[5] A dollar from every ticket sold was earmarked for the Human Rights Campaign, which advocates equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people.[6].
"American Triangle" (2001)
Elton John and Bernie Taupin wrote the song American Triangle which appeared on the 2001 album Songs from the West Coast with Rufus Wainwright on backing vocals. The song is dedicated to the memory of Matthew Shepard.
"And Sadness Will Sear" (2006)
Trivium recorded their song "And Sadness Will Sear" on her 2006 album The Crusade.[7]
"The Ballad of Matthew Shepard" (2006)
Brian Houston recorded his song "The Ballad of Matthew Shepard" on her 2006 album Sugar Queen.
"Cheyenne" (2001)
Good Riddance recorded the song "Cheyenne" on their 2001 album Symptoms of a Leveling Spirit.
"Fear and Loathing in Laramie" (2003)
Protest The Hero recorded their song "Fear and Loathing in Laramie" on their 2003 album A Calculated Use of Sound.
"For Matthew Shepard" (2006)
Dorianne Laux recorded her song "For Matthew Shepard" on her 2006 album Facts about the Moon.
"God Loves Everyone" (2002)
Ron Sexsmith wrote and performed the song "God Loves Everyone" on his 2002 album Cobblestone Runway. Reviewer Adrien Begrand said that "God Loves Everyone", "inspired by the brutal murder of gay Wyoming student Matthew Shepard, is a simple, acoustic song that is a wrenching plea for tolerance that sounds especially poignant these days." [8]
"Hail" (2003)
Hamell on Trial recored the song "Hail" on their 2003 album Tough Love.
Incinerate (2006)
Elysia recorded their song "Incinerate" for their 2006 album Masochist.
"Jesus Is On The Wire" (2004)
Peter, Paul and Mary recorded the Thea Hopkins' song "Jesus Is On The Wire" for their 2004 album In These Times. The Matthew Shepard story-song is described by Peter, Paul and Mary as "... one of the most important songs we have sung in recent years."
"Laramie" (2001)
Amy Ray recorded her song "Laramie" on her 2001 album Stag about Shepard.
"Laramie" (2003)
The Suicide File recorded their song "Laramie" on their 2003 album Twilight.
"Matthew" (2002)
Andrew Spice recorded his song "Matthew" on his 2002 album Pretty Demons.
"Matthew" (2004)
Janis Ian wrote and performed the song 'Matthew' - about Matthew Shepard - for her 2004 album Billie's Bones.
" M. Shepard" (2004)
The New Brunswick, New Jersey band Thursday recored their song "M. Shepard" for their 2004 album War All the Time.
"Merman" (2006)
Tori Amos recorded her song "Merman" on her 2006 album A Piano: The Collection.
"Sacrifice" (2001)
Best Revenge recorded the song "Sacrifice" on their 2001 album Starts With You.
"Scarecrow" (1999)
In 1999, Melissa Etheridge released the song Scarecrow on the album Breakdown. This ballad uses the image of a scarecrow because the bicyclist who found Shepard's body first thought that it was scarecrow lying in the fields. In her autobiography The Truth Is... she that she and some of her friends including Ellen DeGeneres organized a trip to the Denver hospital. Etheridge said that Shepherd's death made her especially sad since he looked like a gay friend of hers in high school which made her "cry uncontrollably."
"Scarecrow" (2002)
Kristian Hoffman wrote the song "Scarecrow" and performs it with Rufus Wainwright on the 2002 album &. The CD liner notes describe the song as evoking "the empty plains of Wyoming, the scene of the death of its subject, Matthew Shepard."
"Sounds" (2002)
Performed by Suzzy & Maggie Roche, their song "'Sounds" appeared on their 2002 album Zero Church. The liner notes to the CD say that the lyrics to "Sounds" was written by the poet Karen Bashkirew in response to Matthew Shepard's murder.
"That Ain't Right" (2003)
Non-Prophets recorded "That Ain't Right", a song by Sage Francis, on their 2003 album Hope.[9]
"What Matters" (2000)
Randi Driscoll recorded the song "What Matters" for as an "official benefit single" for the Matthew Shepard Foundation.[10][11]
"What's It Gonna Be? (for Matthew Shepard)" (2004)
Daniel Cartier recorded the song "What's It Gonna Be? (for Matthew Shepard)" on his 2004 album Revival.
Stage plays
The Laramie Project
The Laramie Project is a play by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project about the reaction to the 1998 murder of University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. The murder is widely considered to be a hate crime motivated by homophobia.[12]
The play draws on hundreds of interviews conducted by the theatre company with inhabitants of the town, company members' own journal entries and published news reports. It is divided into three acts, and eight actors portray more than sixty characters in a series of short scenes.
Performances
The Laramie Project premiered at The Ricketson Theatre by the Denver Center Theatre Company (Denver) (part of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts) in February 2000 and was then performed in the Union Square Theater in New York City before a November 2002 performance in Laramie. The play has since been performed by a number of schools and colleges, as well as by professional playhouses in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Many of the performances in the United States have been picketed by representatives of Fred Phelps, who is portrayed in the play picketing Matthew Shepard's funeral. Though the play has been produced worldwide, it still generates controversy.
The current holder of the royalties/rights to the play is Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Combating homophobia
The Laramie Project is sometimes used to teach about prejudice and tolerance in personal, social, and health education and citizenship in schools, and it has also been used in the UK as a General Certificate of Secondary Education text for English literature.
The play has also inspired grassroots efforts to combat homophobia. After seeing the play, New Jersey resident Dean Walton was inspired to donate more than 500 books and other media to the University of Wyoming's Rainbow Resource Center. Today, that campus office houses one of the largest LGBT libraries in the state of Wyoming.
See also
References
- ^ Cart, Julie (1999-11-05). "Killer of Gay Student Is Spared Death Penalty; Courts: Matthew Shepard's father says life in prison shows 'mercy to someone who refused to show any mercy.'". Los Angeles Times. p. A1.
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(help) - ^ Lullaby review by Dave Heaton
- ^ If Thousands interview for QRD Interviewer asks " What’re the Matthew Shepherd samples & references on Lullaby about?"
- ^ "Copper Moon" in Educational Insights.
- ^ Matthew Shepard Foundation: Home Page
- ^ Lauper, Others Headline Gay Rights Tour
- ^ Roadrunner Records Australia
- ^ Cobblestone Runway reviewed by Adrien Begrand
- ^ Pollach, Sam (2003-10-24). "Non-Prophets release new Hope to hip-hop community". Arts & Culture. Lewis & Clark College Pioneer Log. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
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(help) - ^ Randi Driscoll "What Matters".
- ^ "The story behind "What Matters"". Retrieved 2006-04-06.
- ^ "Murder charges planned in beating death of gay student". CNN. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
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Further reading
Chronological order of publication (oldest first)
- Loffreda, Beth (2000). Losing Matt Shepard: life and politics in the aftermath of anti-gay murder. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-11859-7.
- Fondakowski, Leigh; Kaufman, Moises (2001). The Laramie project. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 0-375-72719-1.
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- Garceau, Dee; Basso, Matthew; McCall, Laura (2001). Across the Great Divide: cultures of manhood in the American West. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-92471-5.
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- Swigonski, Mary E. ;Mama, Robin S.;Ward, Kelly (2001). From Hate Crimes to Human Rights: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard. New York: Routledge. ISBN 1-56023-256-0.
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- Patrick Hinds; Romaine Patterson (2005). The Whole World Was Watching: Living in the Light of Matthew Shepard. Advocate Books. ISBN 1-55583-901-0.
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External links
- Songs for Matthew Shepard - List of 56 songs.
- The Laramie Project Official website
- Family Values Ground 'The Matthew Shepard Story' By John Crook (Zap2it.com)
- The Tectonic Theater Project's website
- Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
- The University of Wyoming Rainbow Resource Center
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