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matt shepard is a friend of mine
Even after 16 years, the name and story of Matthew Shepard, whose murder, carved into American history, represented a watershed moment that forever changed the conversation about the LGBT experience, not only still resonate but continue to have an impact.
As the media stripped my friend Matt Shepard of his humanity, I made a promise to myself that when I was emotionally and artistically ready, I would share with the world who Matt really was, in the only way that I knew how: through film.
The Dean of Washington's National Cathedral, Rev. Gary Hall, came out in no uncertain terms this weekend to denounce LGTB discrimination in his Sunday sermon.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Josue, who was a close friend of Shepard's (they met while attending The American School in Switzerland), travels to pivotal locations in his life, interviewing his other friends and family members and gaining insight into the young man's beautiful life and devastating loss.
Michele Josue's debut feature-length documentary follows Josue (who was a close friend of Matt's) as she travels to pivotal locations in Shepard's life. As Josue interviews other friends and family members, we viewers gain insight into the beautiful life as well as the devastating loss.
