In October 1998 Matthew Shepard was beaten, tied to a fence and left to die because he was gay. This HBO production mixes interviews with dramatizations to explore how the hate crime affected the people of the city where he lived and died - Laramie, Wyom ing. DVD includes letterboxed and full screen versions, English and Spanish audio tracks, English, French and Spanish subtitles, making-of featurettes. Written and directed by Moisés Kaufman; stars Christina Ricci, Steve Buscemi, Kevin Aviance, Pe ter Fonda, Janeane Garofalo. Closed captioned.