Reeling Presents: Matt Shepard Is A Friend Of Mine

Reeling: Chicago LGBT Int'l Film Festival proudly presents: Matt Shepard Is A Friend Of Mine Purchase tickets Michele Josue (US, 2013, 89 min) ---------------------------------------------| On October 7, 1998, University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was brutally beaten, tortured, and tied to a fence and left to die because he was gay. Fifteen years later, Michele Josue, a close friend of Matt's, revisits the shocking and horrifying case with never-before-seen photos, rare video footage, and brand-new interviews, as Shepard's all-too-brief life is celebrated and remembered through the vivid emotional testimonies of those who knew him best. Meanwhile, new revelations emerge in one of the most notorious hate crimes in US history, leading to a searing, poignant, and multilayered biographical and sociological portrait. In the end, the notion of forgiveness--embodied in the moving and courageous final act of Shepard's parents--takes on truly heroic proportions. View trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3CYknFovv0 For full film & event schedule visit: http://www.ReelingFilmFestival.org