Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

2008 1h 34m EN

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8.1

BANGER

★8.1TMDB · 611

DocumentaryCrime

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kurt Kuenne
Self (voice)
Andrew Bagby
Self (archive footage)
David Bagby
Self - Father
Kathleen Bagby
Self - Mother
Shirley Turner
Self - Ex-Girlfriend (archive footage)
Zachary Andrew Turner
Self - Son (archive footage)
Heather Arnold
Self - Former Fiance
Jon Atkinson
Self - Friend

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kurt Kuenne
Writers: Kurt Kuenne
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kurt Kuenne, shot by Kurt Kuenne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kurt Kuenne shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kurt Kuenne and Andrew Bagby and David Bagby carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1152758 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kurt Kuenne directs. Kurt Kuenne behind the camera. Kurt Kuenne cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Kurt Kuenne, shot by Kurt Kuenne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Kurt Kuenne shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kurt Kuenne and Andrew Bagby and David Bagby carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1152758 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 14 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "parent child relationship", "grandparent grandchild relationship", "loss of loved one".