Kate went to the floor, and I kicked the door and--oh, we, just--just like with Andrew, there's nothing you can do. But he was accepted here, St. John's, Newfoundland, the easternmost point in North America. The bill is called C-464 - An Act to amend the Criminal Code (justification for detention in custody). MORRISON: Was she taunting them, they wondered? I can say it like that because even without a trial, the evidence was so damning we might as well have been next to her when she carried out the crime. MORRISON: What was it like to hear that she was going to get out of prison? But it will also introduce you to some of the most inspiring, strong and caring people ever to grace the big screen."" Woman #9: to make that journey was awful. I said, `Find her, and I think you'll find who did this.'. I knew, exactly what my son looked at before he died. Bill C-464 was introduced in the House of Commons on October 22, 2009, passed the House of Commons unanimously on March 22nd of this year and passed the Senate of Canada last Thursday, December 9th, where it was sponsored by Senator Tommy Banks of Alberta. For one thing, Shirley, required the Bagbys to bring Zachary to visit her once a week in jail. MORRISON: But Shirley would make it tough for Andrew to do that. On Monday, March 22, 2010, the House of Commons in Ottawa unanimously passed Bill C-464 - An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (justification for detention in custody). Mr. BAGBY: And part of Andrew's problem was, I think, he was just too nice to say, you know, `Get the hell out of my life. Corporal GARDNER: (Audio recording) Yeah, Dr. Turner, I'm Corporal Gardner with the Pennsylvania State Police. did. 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. Kate answered the phone, and she couldn't get off the phone for an hour. It's. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a son about his father Senior Writer and Project Manager. And Kate kissed him and held him and kissed him some more. Mr David C Bagby Obituary Visitation Funeral Information Office Manager. -, "You don't just view what's happening on the screen -- you live it through every gasp and every tear, and every bit of exasperated anger(resulting) in one powerful standing ovation, the likes of which I have never seen at Hot Docs beforeDear Zachary will move you. And the comfort they personify can be found in the fact that even in the face of Shirley Jane Turner, they not only continue, they remain good while continuing. report that concluded the child protection system failed Zachary Turner. Laudable ambition, difficult to achieve. Ms. TURNER: (Audio recording) That you aren't trying to take my place. Happy Birthday Dr. Andrew Bagby. You should be 49 today. You should be He laughs as he recalls images of Zachary running up and down a hall, saying that is a joy. Bring lots of kleenex and prepare to be equally angry and emotionally drained as you watch real, so-called justice in action. I promise within the first five minutes you will be captured by it and you won't be able to tear yourself away. And then, November 2001, Andrew Bagby was shot dead in a state park not far from the hospital in which the young doctor was a resident, and his devoted parents all but lost the will to live. She was coming here to take care of me. At one point, one friend says that if he had one tenth of the people who cared about him half as much as they do about Bagby, he would be happy. Here's Why 'Dear Zachary' Is The Most Upsetting Documentary Ever Made Asked if he would have done anything different back then, David replies, kill Shirley Turner.. Said, `Oh, no, I really can't.'. Dear Zachary was named one of the top 5 documentaries of 2008 by the National Board of Review! Just from that, conversation, you could kind of get the sense that she didn't want Zachary, MORRISON: And for the Bagbys, Shirley issued what sounded somehow. MORRISON: So different from who Andrew really was, a kind, devoted son who made Eagle Scout at 15. Also, by popular demand, a new printing of David Bagby's book "Dance with the Devil: A Memoir of Murder and Loss" featuring Dear Zachary's poster art on its cover is now in stores. Dear Zachary is now available on DVD! Ms. TURNER: (Audio recording) I was really upset when you took him today, because I feel like I did the day you saw him at Unified Family Court. (Kate and Zachary; judge in court; Shirley being escorted from court), Mr. KUENNE: I don't know. It was like Andrew died and then was reborn for a second chance. ), 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. There are things to do, he said, and they try to enjoy life as much as possible. But he was moved to honor his friend the best way he knew how, by making a film. We'll keep this website updated as to their progress when there is news. MORRISON: Kurt and Andrew grew up together in Northern California, where the fledgling director gave Andrew starring roles in some of his earliest ventures. September 28, 2008: Woman #11: Doesn't matter what happened. 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. -Drafted and finalized press releases, articles, annual reports, websites, earnings releases and investor . He says his mother was so often, unavailable, especially from the time she started medical school. MORRISON: Andrew's best friend, filmmaker Kurt Kuenne, suddenly, just knew what he had begun as a small film to memorialize his old friend. murderer in check. And I said, `Who?' Screening next at DocuWeek, the International Documentary Association's Theatrical Documentary Showcase. You will cry. Coverage from the 2023 Canada Winter Games, VIDEO: Your daily elite-sports highlight package, Making Canada Better: Atlantic Canadians striving for change, 2023 SaltWire Network. Specific in nature? Please check back for updates as the bill makes its way through the Senate in the coming weeks -- and if you are a Canadian Citizen, please write your Senator to voice your support of C-464 during this crucial time. It's said there's nothing worse than the death of your child, and this film drives that point home harder and with the utmost care and precision." But before that could happen, Shirley was apparently deemed neither, dangerous nor a flight risk and almost immediately released on bail, most of, it posted by one of her mentors from med school, a psychiatrist to whom she'd, gone for treatment after Andrew's murder. Its heartbreaking, said Kate, who recalls last seeing Zachary the evening before he was killed. It was all incorrect from the beginning, that all this, innocence and everything she's told you was a lie. You live your life, you create an entire universe around you, you trundle along, and then FUCK. MORRISON: Police got Shirley Turner on the phone back in Iowa. Mr. SIMPSON: Andrew, you know you can do a lot better. Cpl. -, "It's Kate and David Bagby who are the moral center of this film. But a few weeks later, she showed up in Pennsylvania, unexpected, for the wedding of one of his friends. MORRISON: It was almost two years after Andrew Bagby's murder, when Shirley Turner's eldest son T.J. drove home to his girlfriend after an. And as tragic as this story is, that is also where its consolation lies: that Shirley Jane Turner destroyed everything around her in an attempt to extinguish the love she was incapable of experiencing herself, and in the end she couldnt. iTunes | Amazon Prime Video | Google Play, DEAR ZACHARY ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE. T.J. and his girlfriend went to bed. It's pretty easy to analyze what the, options are. They held their breath. Such choices make for a disorienting viewing experience, especially if youre accustomed to the conventions of slicker documentaries. They were good friends; it was he who Bagby had told about the fatal meeting with Turner beforehand. She would never go away. I, was like, `Hi, buddy.' I kind of need to move on from that because, like I. said, I'm a Bagby male. Then, upon. Much of this DATELINE report incorporates material from Kurt's documentary, as well as something else: the childhood films he made as he taught himself his craft. Shirley asked them to take custody of Zachary while she was gone. They told us that they'd found the body. Only Kate and David, MORRISON: Perhaps the most irksome part of the deal with Shirley. quiet. If Shirley, Turner had her way, they wouldn't have met Zachary at all, claiming she didn't. Kurt Kuennes 2008 documentary, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, deserves a second look, especially in light of the recent popularity of true-crime programs like Serial and Making a Murderer., Photograph courtesy Oscilloscope Pictures / Everett. We. And thus the decision from which all else followed. Both screenings were sold out and received sustained standing ovations, an exceptionally rare event in the 14 year history of Slamdance. They are warm. An abridged version of "Dear Zachary" will premiere on CBC Newsworld in Canada on Sunday, October 25th at 10 PM ET/PT. -. I am a young director, producer, stage manager, communicator, and creative organizer for theatre and multimedia artistic endeavors. What kind of headfuck must that be? The only thing about his life that didn't make sense to some friends and family was his relationship with that doctor from Newfoundland, the one he'd started dating when going to medical school there. MORRISON: She kept trying to get between you and the baby. The 10th Anniversary Blu-Ray and DVD are also available from other retailers listed below, and the digital edition is now available for purchase or rent on iTunes, Amazon Prime Video, and Google Play.