
"The Laramie Project" is set in and around Laramie, Wyoming, in the aftermath of the murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard. To create the stage version of "The Laramie Project," the eight-member New York-based Tectonic Theatre Project traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, recording hours of interviews with the town's citizens over a two-year period. The film adaptation dramatizes the troupe's visit, using the actual words from the transcripts to create a portrait of a town forced to ... (Full plot summary below)
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"The Laramie Project" is set in and around Laramie, Wyoming, in the aftermath of the murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard. To create the stage version of "The Laramie Project," the eight-member New York-based Tectonic Theatre Project traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, recording hours of interviews with the town's citizens over a two-year period. The film adaptation dramatizes the troupe's visit, using the actual words from the transcripts to create a portrait of a town forced to confront itself.
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| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesA fascinating chorus of outrage and sadness, hatred and hope. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThough well-intentioned, dealing with the relevant issues of hate crimes and gay bashing, artisticaly speaking, Moises Kaufman's film, the opening night of 2001 Sundance Fest, is quite disappointing. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames Sanforda potent, thought-provoking drama that offers insight not only into Shepard's case, but into the changing attitudes of Americans in general. |
| Film ThreatTim MerrillIt's a compelling and horrifying story, and The Laramie Project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does, in fact, still happen in America. |
| Boxoffice MagazineAnnlee EllingsonKaufman creates an eerie sense of not only being there at the time of these events but the very night Matthew was killed. |
| culturevulture.netArthur Lazere... a workmanlike film and important in that it will reach a large audience with a story that needs to be told. |
| Nick's Flick PicksNick DavisThe Laramie Project is not really about Matthew Shepard but about this question of identification with Matthew, and of identification with the larger community of Laramie that admitted, sustained, eliminated, grieved, and civilly avenged Matthew. |
| Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe bottom line is the piece works brilliantly. |
| User ReviewDaniel MBeautiful! I hate having my heart ache and I hate crying, but some things are just worth it |
| User ReviewSarah RThis movie is amazing. By far, one of the best I think I've ever seen. |