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TIFFReviews.com - 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 U.S., the film’s focus shifted to Zachary’s grandparents, David & Kathleen Bagby, and their desperate efforts to win custody of the boy.
This film was financed entirely by donations from people all over the world. Proceeds to benefit the Dr. Andrew Bagby Scholarship in Family Medicine at Latrobe Area Hospital in Pennsylvania and the Dr. Andrew Bagby and son Zachary Bursary at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Dear Zachary has screened at the following festivals:
2008 Slamdance Film Festival
2008 Cinequest Film Festival - Winner, Special Jury Award & Audience Award
2008 SXSW Film Festival
2008 Sarasota Film Festival
The film is screening April 25th, 6:30pm at Bloor Cinema and April 27th, 11:00am at Isabel Bader Theatre… [Full Story]
