The Laramie Project, Presented by the Matthew Shepard Memorial Group and 7220 Entertainment
- Cost:
- Free
- Wyoming Union
- 1000 E University Ave, Laramie, 82071 United States
- Email:
- films@uwyo.edu
Additional Information
The Laramie Project will be playing in the Union Center Ballroom on Wednesday, October 10 at 6:00 p.m. This event is free. The Laramie Project is rated R and has a runtime of 1 hour and 37 minutes.
The Laramie Project is playing in honor of the 20th Memorial of Matthew Shepard. All memorial events are meant to honor Matt’s legacy by emphasizing an understanding of social justice that is intersectional in terms of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, class, etc. (Matthew Shepard Memorial Group)
“The murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming in 1998 quickly became a watershed event that triggered changes in perceptions and attitudes in the American public. Moises Kaufman, an openly gay writer and theater director, traveled to Laramie with his crew where they conducted interviews with some 100 townspeople. Based on those interviews, Kaufman wrote The Laramie Project for the stage and the stage production has now been adapted for film. The film reenacts Kaufman and his crew in their visit to Laramie, with actors playing the roles of crew and townspeople, interspersed with some archival footage. It’s a hybrid sort of film–an acted-out documentary” (Culture Vulture).
The Matthew Shepard Memorial Group will be co-hosting The Laramie Project. For more information about the group, their upcoming events and how you can get involved visit http://www.uwyo.edu/shepardsymposium/matthew-shepard-memorial-group.
The 7220 Films Committee will be co-hosting The Laramie Project and meets on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in the Campus Activities Center (Union 012) during the school year. http://uwyo.edu/7220entertainment
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