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46. 1:06:45 - 1:10:52 of Dear Zachary (17.5 points)
Nominated by: jcgamer107 (2/5 remaining)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDSgMlVWbfU" data-time="&start=4005

Importance: 4.5
Fear: 6
Snake: 7

Okay so I was little confused about this at first, not being familiar with this story or film. The opening seconds of this clip seemed too fast-paced, and in my mind, I perceived cliches such as the neighbor interviews and everyone talking over each other as almost parodic. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to be taking this seriously or not, and at about 1:08 there's even like this stock horror scream and deliberately creepy editing. Just about a minute later, there's this comedic beeping as a ball hits a baby's head and I actually burst out laughing. This had to be a joke right? A satire of those overly dramatic true crime documentaries they seem to pump out by the dozen. Well, boy did I feel like crap when I researched this and discovered that yes, this is a real documentary, and second, there's nothing funny about any of it. Zachary was a real infant, one whose absolutely horrible mother killed him in a murder-suicide jump into the Atlantic Ocean. This documentary, fully titled Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, was directed by Kurt Kuenne. The documentary was originally supposed to be for Zachary, and the "father" referenced in the title actually refers to Kurt's friend, Andrew, who was also murdered. The doc was critically acclaimed and only slowly and later does it get to the true crime parts. I am highly interested in discovering more about this story and seeing this full documentary for myself. This is a truly despicable story with very little in the way of happy endings.
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I try in vain to slumber, my reveries gripped by violent terror. My only salvation, the shock of awakening. Something is very, very wrong here.