Oscilloscope Laboratories announced this past week
that documentary filmmaker Kurt Kuenne’s 2008 documentary, Dear
Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father - 10th Anniversary Special Edition,
will be available on both DVD and Blu-ray this coming Dec. 17.
The true story begins with the murder of Andrew
Bagby in November of 2001. Kurt Kuenne
was his friend, since childhood, and when he learned that Andrew had a newborn
son, which he fathered with a woman named Shirley Turner, before his death, he
decided — as a loving tribute — to assemble old 8mm and 16mm films of Andrew
growing up so that his son, Zachary would know who his father was. He interviewed family and friends … it would
be a nice collection of memories for Andrew’s son.
Meanwhile, Shirley became the prime suspect and fled
to Canada with Zachary. Andrew’s parents
followed and began court proceedings to gain custody of the boy. The wheels of justice ground slowly … and
Kuenne’s “family album” tribute mutated into an investigation into the death of
his friend.
We will not give away the twist here, but it is sufficient
to say that Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father plays
more like a film noir thriller than a
loving memory book for a son to view as he grows from child to adult.
Bonus features include updates to the story by
filmmaker Kurt Kuenne, extended scenes and additional footage of both Andrew
and Zachary.
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