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Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Documentary · 2008
In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child.
The sides of Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
- A film made as a letter to a baby boy
- Friends remembering one man one by one
- Grandparents fighting for their grandson
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father is good for you if…
- you want a film that will take you apart.
- you like a documentary built from home movies and the voices of friends.
- you want grandparents and their grandson at the centre.
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father is bad for you if…
- a murder and a family in grief are too much for you.
- you need a documentary that ends with some hope.
About: grief · memory · parental love
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