| The Laramie Project | |
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| Directed by | Moisés Kaufman |
| Produced by | Declan Baldwin |
| Written by | Moisés Kaufman (play and screenplay) Tectonic Theater Project |
| Starring | Nestor Carbonell Christina Ricci Dylan Baker |
| Music by | Peter Golub |
| Cinematography | Terry Stacey |
| Editing by | Brian A. Kates |
| Distributed by | Home Box Office (TV and DVD) |
| Release date(s) | January 10 2002 |
| Running time | 97 mins |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English language |
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| All Movie Guide profile | |
| IMDb profile | |
The Laramie Project is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Moisés Kaufman. Based on a 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.
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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
- Michael K. Osborn as Murdock Cooper
- Anne Cloud as Kristin Price
- Mark Webber as Aaron McKinney
- Ben Foster as Aaron Kreifels
- Lois Smith as Lucy Thompson
- Leslie Henson as Catherine Connolly's Partner
- Garrett Neergaard as Russell Henderson
- Daniel Ahearn as Arraingment Judge
- Amy Madigan as Reggie Fluty
- Clancy Brown as Rob Debree
- Tom Bower as Father Roger Schmit
- Steve Sealy as Bill McKinney
- Pat Mahoney as Sgt. Hing
- Nancy Phillips as Reporter #3
- Craig Stout as Governor Jim Geringer
- Dylan Baker as Rulon Stacey
- Summer Phoenix as Jen Malmskog
- John Lodico as Conrad Miller
- Bhavana Kundanmal as Zubaida Ula
- Amanda Gronich as Zackie Salmon
- Mercedes Herrero as Pam Sears
- Bill Irwin as Harry Woods
- James Murtaugh as Reverend Fred Phelps
- Richard Riehle as Henderson Judge
- Terry Kinney as Dennis Shepard
- Lou Anne Wright as Judy Shepard
- Ben Fuhrman as McKinney Trial Judge
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 |
