Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father


1h 35m 2008

Brief Synopsis

On the evening of November 5, 2001, Dr. Andrew Bagby was murdered in a parking lot in western Pennsylvania; the prime suspect, his ex-girlfriend Dr. Shirley Turner, promptly fled the United States for St. Johns, Newfoundland--where she announced that she was pregnant with Andrew's child. She named t

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Documentary
Release Date
2008

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

Synopsis

On the evening of November 5, 2001, Dr. Andrew Bagby was murdered in a parking lot in western Pennsylvania; the prime suspect, his ex-girlfriend Dr. Shirley Turner, promptly fled the United States for St. Johns, Newfoundland--where she announced that she was pregnant with Andrew's child. She named the little boy Zachary. Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne, Andrew's childhood friend, originally began shooting the film as a way for little Zachary to learn about his father--until Shirley Turner, whom Canada allowed to walk free on bail while awaiting extradition to the United States, killed again.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Documentary
Release Date
2008

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 35m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall October 31, 2008

Released in United States January 2008

Released in United States June 2008

Released in United States March 2008

Released in United States November 7, 2008

Released in United States on Video May 12, 2009

Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival June 16-23, 2008.

Shown at Slamdance Film Festival (Documentary Special Screening) January 17-25, 2008.

Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival March 7-15, 2008.

Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at Slamdance Film Festival (Documentary Special Screening) January 17-25, 2008.)

Released in United States March 2008 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival March 7-15, 2008.)

Released in United States on Video May 12, 2009

Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival June 16-23, 2008.)

Released in United States Fall October 31, 2008 (NY)

Released in United States November 7, 2008 (Los Angeles)