
The Matthew Shepard Story
In a senseless act of hatred, openly gay college student Matthew Shepard was murdered in 1998. This critically-acclaimed, moving film recounts the final days of Matthew's killers' trial—and the weeks leading to Matthew's death—with unnerving detail. Stockard Channing delivers an unforgettable, Emmy® Award-winning performance as Matthew's grieving mother, Judy, in a story of a murder that moved a nation to action. Also starring Law & Order's Sam Waterston.
- Year: 2002
- Country: Canada
- Genre: Drama, TV Movie
- Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
- Keyword: homophobia, lgbt, gay theme
- Director: Roger Spottiswoode
- Cast: Stockard Channing, Shane Meier, Wendy Crewson, Kristen Thomson, Joseph Ziegler, Yani Gellman