Laramie Inside Out

"With warmth, humor, and insight, Bev Seckinger gives us a vision of Laramie that few have imagined. By documenting the strength and resiliency of Laramie's gay and lesbian residents, her film offers a complex corrective to most media depictions of her hometown. A lovely, loving testament."
–Beth Loffreda
Author, LOSING MATT SHEPARD

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In October 1998, Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard was brutally beaten and left to die. His shocking murder pushed Laramie into the media spotlight and sparked a nationwide debate about homophobia, gay-bashing and hate crimes. Filmmaker Beverly Seckinger, a Laramie native, returns home to the site of her own closeted adolescence to investigate the impact of Shepard's murder. She encounters students, teachers, parents, and clergy suddenly moved to speak out and take action. An inspiring story of personal discovery and the meaning of community.

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56 minutes • VHS
56 minutes • DVD

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REVIEWS

"This beautifully structured and tightly edited release is an excellent purchase for college, university, and school libraries as well as large public libraries."
Library Journal

"Highly Recommended"
Educational Media Reviews Online

"A very personal look at the town and its people. Seckinger's film is an important addition to the narratives that help us understand what happened to Matthew Shepard, why it happened and how that community was affected by the crime."
Moises Kaufman, Screenwriter/Director
HBO's The Laramie Project

"Perfect for college classroom use. By making Laramie, Wyoming a representative American college town that any of us could call home, it reveals hate crimes as never expected but unfortunately all too common in today's world. Most importantly it shows college students and townspeople coming together with bravery and courage to confront hatred and heal the social fabric."
Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy
Professor of Women's Studies and Anthropology, University of Arizona

"An achingly intimate journey into the response of the citizens of Laramie, Wyoming to one of the most sensationalized and publicized hate crimes of the 1990's. LARAMIE INSIDE OUT is a testament to the bravery of small-town queers everywhere who choose to stay home and fight the good fight, where their existence is radical and changing the world."
Frameline International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

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AWARDS / SCREENINGS

PBS Broadcast
Best of Arizona Award, Arizona International Film Festival
Amnesty International Film Festival
San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Hamburg Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Tucson Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Dallas Outtakes
Reel HeART Film Festival, Toronto

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