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62. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About his Father

Sun Aug 18, 2013, 08:59 AM

Aug 2013

Incredibly unexpected, what begins as a tribute to a dear friend from a film maker friend to his child becomes so much more in a series of twists. I don't want to spoil it, but it in turns it is a very beautiful tribute, suspenseful true crime story, heartbreaking, and then hopeful. It had me in knots. It's on Netflix now. Don't read too much about the story for full effect. The film tells it better than anyone else ever could.

http://www.dearzachary.com

Tks for this thread- bookmarking it!

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What was the last really GOOD documentary you've seen? [View all] Archae Aug 2013 OP

Shoah . . . Journeyman Aug 2013 #1

King Corn. nt Mnemosyne Aug 2013 #2

that's a good one Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #48

What creeped me out was how the farmers growing the corn would not eat it. Mnemosyne Aug 2013 #66

One excellent one I like is Moon Machines Savannahmann Aug 2013 #3

Exit Through the Gift Shop NoOneMan Aug 2013 #4

I really enjoyed that one. Was a nice surprise. Whisp Aug 2013 #8

Brilliant - but not exactly sure it's a documentary n/t sweetloukillbot Aug 2013 #55

It's been too long burnodo Aug 2013 #5

some end on hopeful note or are more educational than depressing Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #47

Crossfire Hurricane. MrSlayer Aug 2013 #6

"The Botany of Desire" (PBS- you can watch it online!) NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #7

Noted! arcane1 Aug 2013 #23

''WEED'' by Dr Sanjay Gupta, FULL documentary below Tx4obama Aug 2013 #9

Ah yes. That one too! n/t Triana Aug 2013 #37

That was shown on CNN this morning. n/t RebelOne Aug 2013 #73

Here is a great site that has just about any documentary you would want to see. n/t RebelOne Aug 2013 #74

Thanks... Deuce Aug 2013 #85

+1 Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #117

Gasland I and II madamesilverspurs Aug 2013 #10

Agree Champion Jack Aug 2013 #84

Children of the Tsunami Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #11

Searching for SugerMan. Great flic. applegrove Aug 2013 #12

Flow Agony Aug 2013 #13

26 episodes! Wow you ruined my plans for the weekend! Agony Aug 2013 #14

he best part is they talk to actual people who were involved in WW2. Archae Aug 2013 #20

A Band called Death Ohio Joe Aug 2013 #15

I've heard about this one. Really interested in seeing it. Initech Aug 2013 #19

We Steal Secrets. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #16

Chasing Ice, and The Flat. (nt) enough Aug 2013 #17

Chasing Ice was amazing. nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #46

whats it about? Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #50

Here is the trailer Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #51

Sound City Initech Aug 2013 #18

Have you seen "It Might Get Loud"? sweetloukillbot Aug 2013 #58

Have not heard of this one, I shall check it out! Initech Aug 2013 #60

I love that. Got my own copy. I like Jack White and his kid. n/t brewens Aug 2013 #103

That was by far my favorite part of the movie :) arcane1 Aug 2013 #111

saw it last night napkinz Aug 2013 #83

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The Zeitgeist movies sucked arcane1 Aug 2013 #24

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The 8-part series "The Human Planet" arcane1 Aug 2013 #22

'I knew it was You' KG Aug 2013 #25

Circo BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #26

kick & rec for recommendations so I can find them later :) ....nt Voice for Peace Aug 2013 #27

The Dust Bowl on PBS. Inkfreak Aug 2013 #28

dust Bowl Book dem in texas Aug 2013 #79

Yeah. I had this image of poor "Okie" farmers with mules just not knowing proper brewens Aug 2013 #113

The Cove, chervilant Aug 2013 #29

I walked out of the cove. It was too upsetting. applegrove Aug 2013 #91

One of my art students chervilant Aug 2013 #100

Red Dawn Gore1FL Aug 2013 #30

Manufactured Landscapes Mz Pip Aug 2013 #31

The Cheshire Murders Atman Aug 2013 #32

Here are two: Brigid Aug 2013 #33

Crude: The Real Price of Oil IDemo Aug 2013 #34

Just watched Katy Perry's "Part of Me" LuvLoogie Aug 2013 #35

Gasland 2 n/t Triana Aug 2013 #36

You Don't Know Bo. The Link Aug 2013 #39

Whore's Glory XemaSab Aug 2013 #40

I watch Mayday all the time... Agschmid Aug 2013 #41

No Direction Home mythology Aug 2013 #42

War with Gwynne Dyer JVS Aug 2013 #43

+100 lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #49

One that is not polemic? March of the Penguins Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #44

The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil Kennah Aug 2013 #45

I have about 400 BBC documentaries. They're beyond compare. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #52

Simple, yet compelling jberryhill Aug 2013 #53

That's a joke, right? (nt) Call Me Wesley Aug 2013 #69

No, it's a documentary jberryhill Aug 2013 #75

"Southern Comfort" (2001) Heidi Aug 2013 #54

The Dust Bowl was well worth watching. lpbk2713 Aug 2013 #56

I loved it too. My dad told us stories about the depression B Calm Aug 2013 #61

Not sure if it counts, but Werner Herzog's new PSA about texting while driving is chilling sweetloukillbot Aug 2013 #57

Peace, Propaganda And The Promised Land Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #59

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About his Father bettyellen Aug 2013 #62

Honor Flight Samurai_Writer Aug 2013 #63

FYI, "The World at War" was made by Thames, part of the commercial ITV network in the UK muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #64

Ok, thanks for the info. Archae Aug 2013 #72

Gasland 2 davidpdx Aug 2013 #65

I saw a documentary on psychedelic drugs. Scuba Aug 2013 #67

"Slavery By Another Name." Call Me Wesley Aug 2013 #68

If "last" means "most recent," LWolf Aug 2013 #70

Have you seen "Reclaiming Their Voice" Coyotl Aug 2013 #71

When The Levees Broke JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #76

A buddy of mine just directed a movie about Napster entitled DOWNLOADED zappaman Aug 2013 #77

Sound City .... by Dave Grohl Trajan Aug 2013 #78

Agreed! zappaman Aug 2013 #80

Dave Grohl is awesome. Initech Aug 2013 #92

So awesome. nt RiffRandell Aug 2013 #96

Loved it. nt RiffRandell Aug 2013 #94

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The Flat. An Israeli sleeper from 2012. Not just another Holocaust re-hash. Smarmie Doofus Aug 2013 #81

Whatever the last David Attenborough piece I saw was. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2013 #82

Scott Noble soryang Aug 2013 #86

"Little Dieter Needs to Fly" by Werner Herog FSogol Aug 2013 #87

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"Fahrenheit 9/11" leveymg Aug 2013 #89

When the Levees Broke nt maryellen99 Aug 2013 #90

The Boogeyman LearningCurve Aug 2013 #93

Sound City and before that was How to Die in Oregon about physician assisted RiffRandell Aug 2013 #97

I liked How to Die in Oregon Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #115

Chasing Ice, Pandora's Promise. nt wtmusic Aug 2013 #98

Ameican Winter olddots Aug 2013 #99

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