(It was announced, in 2014, that the documentary would be made into a miniseries. Very, very serious. I extend my deepest thanks and greatest respect to MP Scott Andrews, his associate Ken Carter, Senator Tommy Banks, his executive assistantThrse Gauthier, MP Peter Stoffer, Senator Anne Cools, Gord McIntosh and everyone in Parliament who saw across party lines to support this bill's passage into law. flying; Canadian flag flying; Supreme Court of Newfoundland building exterior; photos of Shirley; court document; university building; man talking to, reporters; court documents; Kate and David). Specific in nature? 2023 Cond Nast. Dear Zachary is as devastating as it is because it unravels the way bad things unravel in real life. They are prophecies. -, "A 10 out of 10. Mr. BAGBY: (Talking in group) This is about making public exactly what, MORRISON: The Bagbys' public outrage had some results. MORRISON: The sea at midnight was endless black. Yeah, I mean, I can watch that for sure. He had returned to the US and had discovered a passion for family practice, where his love for people--and theirs for him--seemed as natural, as comfortable as the quiet town in Pennsylvania in which he'd chosen to live. Zachary's life, even talking to her eldest son and his girlfriend about it. I had this overwhelming feeling. I don't know how else to say it except they are grown-ups: they are funny, but serious; playful, but organized. When police interviewed the hospital staff Mr. SIMPSON: I said, `Well, you don't have to look far.' MORRISON: Kurt and Andrew grew up together in Northern California, where the fledgling director gave Andrew starring roles in some of his earliest ventures. They should have been given custody of Zachary to begin with. I said, `When do you think you'll be done?' It, (Photo of Shirley; Shirley, Zachary and David; photos of Shirley and Zachary). Mr. SHEARS: I can remember being really upset and pissed off about that, happening because I had--I had friends here, and I had no time to tell anybody, basically why. He travelled across the country, and to England, to collect these reminiscences, which reveal Bagby to be a caring physician and a beloved and charismatic goofball. Unidentified Man #24: Two I have ever known. It stays so close to Bagby and to the people who loved him that theres never any question that its their side of the story being recounted. Cpl. Andrew came to St. John's. Mr. BAGBY: She told the court she was afraid we would harm the baby. Mr. SHEARS: Yeah, I guess it did at the time, but I still didn't have, MORRISON: How difficult must it have been to ingratiate, themselves with their son's suspected killer? MORRISON: Zachary Andrew Turner, the son of murder victim Andrew, Bagby and his accused killer Shirley Turner, was born on July 18th 2002, eight, months after the young doctor's murder. Right? Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. `You gave me a lovely son, and now it's over.'. The news and opinions youll love for only $10 for 1 year. quiet. MORRISON: When somebody tells you that your mother may have--was a suspect Mr. SHEARS: No, it has to be a mistake. "Kurt Kuenne has crafted a documentary that began as a legacy of a friend in the form of a letter to that friend's child, and that is powerful enough to endure as legend. IE 11 is not supported. Hoping to gain custody of the child, the Bagbys moved to Newfoundland. MORRISON: Coming up, Andrew dead. MORRISON: The girl was Heather, also an aspiring doctor. MORRISON: And go she did, back to Newfoundland, Canada. This is what that fucking bitch didnt know, David Bagby fumes towards the end of Dear Zachary. David Bagby, left, and Kate Bagby, right, celebrate with their son Andrew Bagby at his graduation from medical school at Memorial University of Newfoundland in June 2000. Shirley asked them to take custody of Zachary while she was gone. How do you represent the fact that when you see a crime coming from a mile away you still cant do anything to stop it? Digital: iTunes | Amazon | Google Play, Order David Bagby's book We couldnt actually believe shed (harm Zachary), but we consciously feared she could do that, he said. You know? That's what Kurt does, he's an independent filmmaker. Unidentified Man #21: (Talking in group) I know. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father sounds like the kind of movie I would never want to see, which is why it took me so long to actually see it. MORRISON: When T.J. heard about Andrew's murder Mr. SHEARS: I just figure, `OK, well, he was in America. Mr. SIMPSON: I said, `Do not meet her in private.' I just want to get through medical school.'. Ms. TURNER: (Audio recording) Or what about the one of me and Andrew? MORRISON: Shirley, meanwhile, seemed to be preparing for her, extradition, and perhaps she was looking for a way to exclude the Bagbys from. MORRISON: When you did find out that she was pregnant, what was your thought? MORRISON: There might have been a particular reason for this. I mean, the best man is really the groom. In the course of the next two yearsas Turners extradition process dragged on, as Bagbys parents moved from California to Newfoundland to fight for custody of the baby, and as the case eventually took an even more terrible turnthe film came to be about those events as well. Do you understand? Because she didnt know love either. David was a . USA | Canada | UK, Original poster artwork by Evan B. Harris, Proceeds from this film benefit the Dr. Bagby Scholarship and the Dr. Andrew Bagby and son Zachary Bursary, Watch this short film to see the quest to complete Dear Zachary and amend Canadian bail law. Blu-ray | DVD, 10th Anniversary Edition: I sat there. Ms. TURNER: (Audio recording) I know you don't want to, you don't intend to. They did their best to keep their dark feelings about their son's accused. Andrew was found dead Nov. 5, 2001 in a state park just outside Latrobe, PA, where he was a resident in the local hospitals family medicine programme. It will have its television premiere on MSNBC this fall following a theatrical release that is currently in negotiations and expected to be announced in the coming weeks. Said, `Oh, no, I really can't.'. We need each other, have each other to get through this, added David. Bill C-464 when enacted will justify detention in custody for a person accused of a serious crime who is a potential danger to their own minor children. ), DEAR ZACHARY 10TH ANNIVERSARY HD REMASTERED EDITIONNOW AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD, and DIGITAL, For the film's 10th anniversary, Kurt Kuenne remastered "Dear Zachary", its epilogue, and its bonus features for HD, converting the original standard definition elements to HD shot-by-shot, while remixing the film in 5.1 surround, so that it now looks and sounds as originally intended on today's platforms. Mommy misses you. We'll keep this website updated as to their progress when there is news. They could check cell towers then, but only manually. Click HERE for ticket information. If a suitable candidate is not identified, the award will not be given for that year. I cannot stress this enough: this movie frightened and disturbed me more than any horror film I've ever seen in my life. You live your life, you create an entire universe around you, you trundle along, and then FUCK. Bagby came from Sunnyvale, California, and was the son of Kathleen Daphne Bagby ( ne Barnard), a registered nurse and midwife from Chatham, England, United Kingdom; and David Franklin Bagby, an American former United States Navy serviceman and computer engineer. And not just because its real. Zachary, I love you, baby. She. Highlights from the week in culture, every Saturday. And then we'd do it through the lawyers. Turner - the son of Andrew Bagby whom she gave birth to after Bagby's death. GARDNER: (Audio recording) I'm interested in the gun. Slamdance Film Festival book signing! KATE: Ah, it was wonderful. Wait, thats not true, Sophocles came up with it when he wrote Oedipus Rex about a king who unwittingly fulfills a prophecy that foretold he would kill his father and marry his mother, and then pokes out his own eyes because hes in despair and you cant outrun destiny. Check your local listings for channel info. It opens with a gushing montage of the friends of a doctor named Andrew Bagby, none of whom have one real bad word about him. HEATHER: I knew he'd been struggling with me moving on and dating other people. A court mandate allowed David and Kate Bagby to spend time, with their grandson, babysitting, even sharing in joint activities with. And if they don't charge her, they had no way to restrict her travel. She just dropped to the floor and laid down, and, I went down after her. Mr. SHEARS: When we woke up in the morning, realized they weren't there. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS. It also recently screened at the Calgary International Film Festival and the Edmonton International Film Festival to standing ovations from Canadian audiences, where it inspired many audience members to write their Parliament in support of bail reform. And tears are dropping on him, of course, and Kate went to wipe one of those away off his cheek, and a plug came out, where hed been shot in the left cheek. That one comes back a lot. And thus the decision from which all else followed. MORRISON: Life for Andrew Bagby was good. MORRISON: How'd you feel about having a much younger brother come, Mr. SHEARS: I thought it was great. You take it with you, but you move on, said David. Unidentified Man #22: We will develop policy specific to children. Kate to keep up their end of that bargain. don't have these meltdowns and emotional scenes. Or it's in the car. None of his friends liked Turner because she was often inappropriate and even harassed one of Bagbys exes and just generally appeared to be an incredibly unstable, crude, and unlikeable personbasically Bagby's exact opposite. Kate & David Bagby will now be called as witnesses before the committee, the bill will be revised and strengthened, and eventually brought back into the House and Senate for a vote. You know what, when Andrew didn't show up at 7:30, I knew something was very wrong. We had negotiated a one-hour-a-week visitation in family court. I--we both did. Maybe the last time you talked to Shirley there was some very subtle change in tone. MORRISON: And tell me about your mum with Zachary. Woman #9: to make that journey was awful. I said, `Do not meet her in private.' children, who had recently been in a bad car accident. MORRISON: The Bagbys said that Shirley would later apologize for, her reaction. Purchase the album on: Amazon (Physical CD) iTunes Amazon MP3, DAVID BAGBY'S "DANCE WITH THE DEVIL" RETURNS TO PAPERBACK AND E-BOOK, After four years of being out of print, David Bagby's book "Dance with the Devil" (Andrew Bagby's father's powerful memoir of the events depicted in "Dear Zachary") is finally available in paperback and e-book. https://www.saltwire.com//california-couple-want-as-many-/ saltwire.com California couple want as many people as possible to know their story | SaltWire KATE: I thought, `Well, God, this is it.' Then the questioner got choked up.the best thing I've seen in Austin (at SXSW)." MORRISON: And, says T.J., in the way of her opportunities to be. The memory of that visit is of a crying Zachary being taken away from them. I would really like for you and Kate. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference. Plus: each Wednesday, exclusively for subscribers, the best books of the week. Mr. KUENNE: I vowed to collect every memory for you before they, MORRISON: As for Andrew's parents, David and Kate, they were, (Graduation photo of Andrew, Kate and David; Shirley with child). The Bagbys have done their best to resume life in California. Mr. and Mrs. David Bagby will be notified of the award, and may request background information on the recipient to facilitate any contact between the recipient and the Bagbys. Newfoundlanders tend to trust each other, perhaps it's because, generally, With a skilled lawyer on hand to do Shirley Turner's bidding, the. Dear Zachary recently won the Audience Award at the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival in Birmingham, Alabama! With that powerful, evidence, Shirley Turner was formally charged with Andrew's murder and, arrested by Newfoundland police. (Photo of Kate, Zachary and Shirley; photo of David, Zachary and Shirley; photo of Shirley and Zachary; photos of Zachary with Shirley and Kate), Mr. BAGBY: Our usual policy was just to let her go. Typically, we meet the victim not as a person but as a dismantled puzzle to be put back together by the canny viewer, who is likewise appealed to not as a person hearing about a human catastrophe but as an analytical machine capable of sorting and weighing the relevant facts. On December 4, 2009, Bill C-464 (our bail reform bill) was discussed on the floor of the House of Commons for a full hour, and MP Scott Andrews received unanimous support from all political parties in the House of Commons to advance the bill to the Standing Committee on Justice & Human Rights. Ms. TURNER: (Audio recording) (Unintelligible) Hi, sweetheart. Thought, you know, `Who would want to kill him?'. If it looks like she's likely to go back, how is she going to behave? I got to put on the record the fact that I would like a much stronger bill, said David. And so he set out to collect the memories of Andrew's family and giant circle of friends. This is not the worst instance in this story of someone seeing something bad coming but not being able to stop it. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. MORRISON: The rage was tempered with a yearning to know just why Andrew had been assassinated. Office Manager. Add a bio, trivia, and more. news about his mother and baby brother, and was slammed with instant blowback. Such choices make for a disorienting viewing experience, especially if youre accustomed to the conventions of slicker documentaries. Dear Zachary is now available on DVD! And I know, you love me, and--yeah. The International Film Music Critics also nominated his musical score for Best Documentary Score of 2008. They recorded them. ', Mr. SHEARS: Things happen in America that don't seem to happen up here as. If you were to dream up the perfect set of parents, it would be Kate and David Bagby. An autopsy report would show that an anti-anxiety drug, prescribed by the very psychiatrist who put up Shirley's bail money had been, mixed into Zachary's formula. Instead, the films dramatic nodes are scenes such as the one in which Bagbys parents, David and Kate, recall going to identify their sons body. David bagby, left, and kate bagby, right, celebrate with their son andrew bagby at his graduation from medical school at memorial university of newfoundland in june 2000. contributed by david and kate bagby. Family and friends go to extraordinary lengths to honor a legacy of a young man whose trust led to tragedy. Andrew's parents say he tried, frequently, to ease out of the relationship altogether, but Shirley wouldn't buy it. When Kate reached down to wipe one away, she accidentally knocked out the plug used to mask his facial wound. David Bagby David Russell Bagby, 64, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. KATE: People thought she was delicate, you know, and looked KATE: She couldn't kill. The night was. It then played SXSW in Austin, Texas, where it left audiences stunned and in tears. (A huge thanks to the folks at Different by Design in Los Angeles, CA and Anarchy Post in Glendale, CA for making this possible and affordable.). TO ME ITS REAL LIFE. Dear Zachary avoids the first pitfall by directly confronting the second. So I gave her the. In January, the film was nominated for Best Documentary by both the Chicago Film Critics Association and the Online Film Critics Society, who also nominated writer/director/composer Kurt Kuenne for Breakthrough Filmmaker of 2008. I kind of need to move on from that because, like I. said, I'm a Bagby male. They are simply good people. Well, I said, `Bring some beer. We just want as many people as possible to know this story, the documentary, for the practical reasons in my fantasies, I suppose some judge, some place, actually gets it and denies bail to somebody who could kill again, said David.