Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

Director: Kurt Kuennen

Genre: Documentary, Crime

Release Date: October 31, 2008 (U.S.)

Duration: 95 minutes

Cast: Kurt Kuennen, Zachary Andrew, David Bagby, Dr. Andrew Bagby, Kathleen Bagby

Overview: Shortly after his best friend Andrew Bagby was murdered by jealous ex-girlfriend Dr. Shirley Turner, the filmmaker Kurt Kuennen was shocked to learn that Turner was pregnant with Bagby's fetus. Hoping to create a film that would serve as a monument to Bagby and an introduction to the father that the child never know, Kuennen quickly began producing a film about the celebration of the life of his late friend. Traveling throughout the continental United States, Kuennen made his personal mission to interview all who had known her best friend to his memoirs would be captured by the camera before he vanished. Meanwhile, to learn that Turner had fled to Newfoundland, the devastated Bagby uprooted from their parents throughout their lives and moved to the Order of Canada East in order to fight for the future of his newborn grandson, Zachary. During production, however, the Canadian government Turner on bail while awaiting extradition to the United States. Unfortunately, during this crucial moment, the situation took a turn for the worse, a shift that could have been avoided had the Canadian justice system responded to all the warning signs.