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.

• John WierickWriter
• Jacob KruegerWriter
• Roger SpottiswoodeDirector

• Stockard ChanningJudy Shepard
• Shane MeierMatthew Shepard
• Wendy CrewsonSarah
• Kristen ThomsonRomaine Patterson
• Joseph ZieglerCal
• Yani GellmanPablo
• Sam WaterstonDennis Shepard
• Drew NelsonLance
• Damien AtkinsDonny
• Philip EddollsAaron McKinney
• Paul RobbinsRussell Henderson
• Judah KatzDefense Attorney