Dear Zachary

"Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father" is a feature documentary film by Kurt Kuenne. An Oscilloscope Laboratories and MSNBC Films Presentation.Named one of the Top 5 Documentaries of 2008 by the National Board of ReviewOpens December 5th - San Jose, Camera 3 Cinemas (www.cameracinemas.com) - Filmmaker will be in attendance at 6:50 and 9:20 PM shows on 12/5 and all shows on 12/6TELEVISION PREMIERE - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7th on MSNBC. Shows at 1 PM, 9 PM, Midnight and 3 AM 12/8 (All EST).Opens January 2nd - Santa Fe, Santa Fe Center for Contemporary Art (www.ccasantafe.org)Returns January 30th - Chicago, Gene Siskel Film Center (www.siskelfilmcenter.org)On the evening of Nov. 5, 2001, Dr. Andrew Bagby, 28, 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. John's, 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 this film as a way for little Zachary to learn about his father. But when Shirley Turner was allowed to walk free on bail in Canada and given custody of Zachary while awaiting extradition to the United States, the film's focus shifted to Zachary's grandparents, David & Kathleen Bagby, and their desperate efforts to win custody of the boy. Premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival, Park City, Utah, January 17-25, 2008. Cinequest Film Festival (San Jose, CA) - WINNER - Special Jury Award for Documentary Feature & WINNER - Audience AwardSXSW Film Festival (Austin, TX)Sarasota Film Festival, FloridaHot Docs International Documentary Film Festival (Toronto, ON) -- TOP 10 AUDIENCE FAVOURITESilverdocs AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival -- Nominee, WGA Documentary Screenplay AwardAuckland & Wellington International Film Festivals in New Zealand.DocuWeek - IDA Theatrical Documentary ShowcaseWorld Film Festival, MontrealCalgary International Film FestivalEdmonton International Film FestivalSidewalk Moving Picture Festival, Birmingham - WINNER - Audience AwardIndie Memphis Film FestivalSan Francisco Documentary Film FestivalHot Springs Documentary Film FestivalWilliamstown Film FestivalOrlando Film Festival - WINNER - Best DocumentaryStarz Denver International Film FestivalSt. Louis International Film Festival - WINNER - Audience AwardInternational Documentary Festival of Amsterdam - Best of FestsRead the reviews and support bail reform at www.dearzachary.comRead the national bestseller "Dance with the Devil: A Memoir of Murder and Loss" by David Bagby, published by Key Porter Books.