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Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)
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Kurt Kuenne (writer)
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A filmmaker decides to memorialize a murdered friend when his friend's ex-girlfriend announces she is expecting his son. full summary | add synopsis
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Kurt Kuenne, Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father
(From Filmmaker Magazine_Director Interviews. 12 November 2008, 6:10 AM, PST)
(From Filmmaker Magazine_Director Interviews. 12 November 2008, 6:10 AM, PST)
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Kurt Kuenne | ... | Himself (voice) |
| Dr. Andrew Bagby | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| David Bagby | ... | Himself - Father |
| Kathleen Bagby | ... | Herself - Mother |
| Dr. Shirley Turner | ... | Herself - Ex-Girlfriend (archive footage) |
| Zachary Andrew Turner | ... | Himself - Son (archive footage) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Dr. Heather Arnold | ... | Herself - Former Fiance |
| Jon Atkinson | ... | Himself - Friend |
| Bob Bagby | ... | Himself - Uncle (archive footage) |
| Earlene Bagby | ... | Herself - Bob's Widow |
| Linda Bagby | ... | Herself - Aunt |
| Pat Bagby | ... | Himself - Uncle |
| Jason Baldwin | ... | Himself - Highschool Friend |
| Derek Barnard | ... | Himself - Uncle |
| John Barnard | ... | Himself - Cousin |
| Paul Barnard | ... | Himself - John's Brother |
| Pete Barnard | ... | Himself - Cousin |
| Ruth Barnard | ... | Herself - Aunt |
| Robin Bates | ... | Herself - Friend |
| Dr. John Bertolino | ... | Himself - Residency Director |
| Dr. David Billings | ... | Himself - Classmate |
| Dr. Lori Billings | ... | Herself - Classmate |
| Helen Bloomfield | ... | Herself - Godmother |
| Dr. Ian Bowmer | ... | Himself - Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Jacqueline Brazil | ... | Herself - Lawyer |
| Elizabeth Day | ... | Herself - St. John's Regional Director of Child, Youth & Family Services (archive footage) |
| Danette Dooley | ... | Herself - Friend |
| Dr. John Doucet | ... | Himself - Shirley's Psychiatrist (archive footage) |
| Mary Dray | ... | Herself - Student Affairs - Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Dr. Ken Eckhert | ... | Himself - Classmate |
| Karl Fischer | ... | Himself - Friend |
| Marci Fischer | ... | Herself - Friend |
| Olivier Galgani | ... | Himself - Friend |
| Derek Green | ... | Himself - Judge, Chief Justice (archive footage) |
| Vera Griffin | ... | Herself - Student Affairs - Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Himanshu | ... | Himself - College Roomate |
| James | ... | Himself - College Roomate |
| Mack Janke | ... | Himself - Friend |
| Chris Koehler | ... | Himself - Friend |
| Dr. Greg Little | ... | Himself - Colleague |
| Dr. Tony Locke | ... | Himself - Classmate |
| Dr. Jennifer Lombard | ... | Herself - Classmate |
| Dr. Mark Lombard | ... | Himself - Classmate |
| Dr. Janice Manthorne | ... | Herself - Classmate |
| Dr. Scott McClellan | ... | Himself - Professor |
| Pete McNab | ... | Himself - Friend |
| Jan Mills | ... | Herself - Friend |
| Dr. Anthony Monteverdi | ... | Himself - Classmate |
| Darlene Nelville | ... | Herself - Child & Youth Advocate (archive footage) |
| Matt Oetinger | ... | Himself - Friend |
| Randy Piercy | ... | Himself - Shirley's Lawyer (archive footage) |
| Michelle Pualuan | ... | Herself - Friend |
| Dr. Suzanne Putnam | ... | Herself - Colleague |
| Rhonda Ridenhour | ... | Herself - Bob's Daughter |
| Dr. Andrew Rossiter | ... | Himself - Classmate |
| Dr. Jennifer Shaulis | ... | Herself - Colleague |
| T.J. Shears | ... | Himself - Shirley's Son (archive footage) |
| Bob Sheraga | ... | Himself - Friend |
| Sue Sheraga | ... | Herself - Friend |
| Dr. Clark Simpson | ... | Himself - Colleague |
| Dr. Rick Singleton | ... | Himself - Grief Counselor |
| Gerald Smith | ... | Himself - Provincial Minister of Health (archive footage) |
| Chris Snow | ... | Himself - Minister - St. Michael's Parish |
| Carol Stein | ... | Herself - Friend |
| Dr. Leslie Thomas | ... | Herself - Classmate |
| Dr. Sherri-Lynn Tucker | ... | Herself - Classmate |
| Kristian Vallèe | ... | Himself - College Roommate |
| Gail Welsh | ... | Herself - Judge (archive footage) |
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Kathleen Bagby:
And the policeman who found him said that, um, he had wrapped him in a blanket rather than a plastic bag and, uh, he and another officer carried him gently back. And he made very sure that he kept the body very far away from the wicked woman who had murdered him.
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I cannot praise this heartfelt documentary enough. Too often documentaries with such a personal tie have touch (or more) of vanity. Not Dear Zachary.
Kurt Kuenne could have easily turn this tribute to a dead friend into a vanity project, or overly sentimental. The evolution of this project is full of sentiment, indeed, but is done so in such a way that the viewer is completely engaged in the story and feels the loss on a personal level.
This is the hardest film to review because to explain it, is to spoil the experience of it. Let's just say that Andrew Bagby was a very loved person, and this tribute to a man whose life was brutally cut short could have easily been a depressing, dark tale. Instead, while it has some wrenching moments, it's ultimately a love story of family and friends, and the powerful influence people can have in each others lives, for good and for ill.
If you have the opportunity to catch this film, do not hesitate to do it. This is one I'm adding to my DVD collection as soon as it's available.