This is a presentation I gave at California State University Dominguez Hills about a documentary film called, Dear Zachary, as it relates to film budgeting, self-promotion, fundraising, and indie box office potential. I recommend this movie to everyone (available on YouTube & Netflix). The storyline is very captivating and the gross total is commendable given the film's production value.

1. Dear Zachary: A Letter to
a Son About His Father
Directed by Kurt Kuenne

2. Film Trailer/Plot Summay

4. Film Critique & Rating
“A true crime story so gripping, devastating, and ultimately unforgettable that it easily trumps any
thriller Hollywood has to offer this year. –Martin Tsal (Top Critic from Village Voice)
Rating:
Fresh

6. •Kurt Kuenne won a $30,000 Nicholl
Fellowship in Screenwriting from the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts &
Sciences in 2002 for his script "Mason
Mule," and that became the shooting
budget for the bulk of photography.
Production
•He ran out of money for post-
production and cut a "trailer,” which
YouTube featured. The press wrote
about it. And the rest of the budget was
donated.
Post
Production •International Documentary
Association (IDA) functioned as a fiscal
sponsor allowing donations to the film
to be tax deductible.
•Kurt Kuenne’s share of proceeds went
towards two scholarship funds in
Andrew's memory; one at his hospital in
Latrobe, PA, and another at his medical
school in Canada.
Proceeds

7. Film Awards

8. P.O.V. of Director

9. Controversy:

10. Recommendation:

11. Any Questions?