The Laramie Project

"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.The Laramie Project featuring Kathleen Chalfant and Laura Linney is streaming on HBO, available for rent or purchase on iTunes, available for rent or purchase on Google Play, and 3 others. It's a crime and drama movie with a very high Rotten Tomatoes (critics) score of 92% and a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.2 (6,081 votes).