
Shine Global Announces ‘Daughters’ as Grand Prize Winner of 2024 Resilience Awards
The 2024 Documentary, Directed by Angela Patton and Natalie Rae Was Recognized at an Awards Ceremony at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles; also Honored Jim Steyer of Common Sense Media, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Author/Illustrator and Former Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 16, 2024) – Last night, Shine Global – the renowned nonprofit media company dedicated to improving children’s lives by producing and supporting impactful films about children’s issues – awarded Daughters as the winner of their third annual Resilience Awards in Los Angeles.
The Resilience Awards, hosted by actor/writer/producer Mike O’Malley and now in its third year, honors exceptional films that center the resilience of children and further the organization’s mission of improving children’s lives through the power of storytelling. The winning film, Daughters, is a powerful and deeply moving film that beautifully captures the bond between young girls and their incarcerated fathers, shining a light on the strength and resilience of these girls as they participate in a Date with Dad program in an attempt to maintain connections despite the barriers of incarceration. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, where it won both the U.S. Documentary Audience Award and the Festival Favorite Award before streaming on Netflix.
“The film embodies Shine Global’s mission to share stories of young people overcoming adversity, reminding us of the importance of hope, love, and the human spirit’s ability to triumph even in the most challenging circumstances,” said Alexandra Blaney, co-CEO and Creative Director of Shine Global. “Through Shine Global’s Resilience Awards Grand Prize, we aim to amplify the film’s impact beyond the screen, fostering real-world change by raising awareness about the effects of incarceration on families and supporting initiatives that promote fatherhood programs and restorative justice. We are honored to recognize Daughters for its commitment to amplifying these important voices and inspiring action.”
Daughters was awarded the grand prize package valued at $25,000, including cash and impact campaign services provided by Picture Motion, at the Resilience Awards ceremony last night on October 15, 2024, at Paramount Pictures, where filmmakers, industry professionals, and children’s rights advocates gathered to celebrate the remarkable achievements of all of the film finalists. The film was selected by a jury panel that included Scott Feinberg (Executive Editor, Awards at The Hollywood Reporter), Anita Raswant (Lead Programmer, Nantucket Film Festival), Amanda Spain (VP Longform Acquisitions at MSNBC Films), and Eden Sapir (Campaign and Grassroots Partnership Manager of Picture Motion), as well as audience votes.
Director Angela Patton said “I every day get to be in a position where black girls are being prepared for the world…And the way that this happens is because we allow girls to understand that they are already who they’ve been looking for, waiting for. They are their greatest ambassadors.” Director Natalie Rae added, “they should inspire all of us with the resilience that these little hearts have to take us through their tragedy with hope.”




This year’s grand prize film nominees presented an extraordinary range of powerful stories from around the world, each highlighting the resilience of young individuals. In “JessZilla” (Emily Sheskin), we see Jesselyn Silva’s fight against cancer while pursuing her boxing dreams. “Kensuke’s Kingdom” (Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry) takes us on an adventure with a shipwrecked boy forming an unlikely alliance with a Japanese man on a remote island. “La Suprema” (Felipe Holguín Caro and Colombia’s official submission to the Oscars) follows a girl in a forgotten Colombian town striving to watch her uncle’s world title boxing match. “Searching for Amani” (Nicole Gormley and Debra Aroko) chronicles a Kenyan boy’s quest to uncover the truth behind his father’s murder while becoming an activist amid a severe drought.