Daughters
The Award-Winning Documentary
Now Playing on Netflix
The Award-Winning Documentary
Now Playing on Netflix
The Award-Winning Documentary
Now Playing on Netflix
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A moving portrait of empathy and forgiveness, Daughters traces an eight-year documentary journey by filmmaker Natalie Rae and social change advocate Angela Patton. The film intimately follows Aubrey, Santana, Raziah, and Ja’Ana as they prepare for a momentous Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers.
Speaking openly about their aspirations, dreams, and the emotional toll of their fathers’ absence, compounded by the constraints of virtual visits, these girls reveal a profound wisdom and resilience beyond their years. As they navigate heartbreak, anger, and uncertainty, they seize a precious opportunity to forge connections.
Daughters sheds light on the complexities of familial bonds strained by the unforgiving barriers of the criminal justice system and emphasizes that the foundation of community healing lies within the family unit.
Now Playing on Netflix
The award-winning documentary, Daughters,
now playing on Netflix.
“Daughters is an alternately shattering and hopeful look at family and the prison system. Patton and Rae spent years following their subjects, and the resulting portraits of lives in limbo are intimate and stirring.”
“An enormously moving documentary made all the more effective by co-directors Angela Patton and Natalie Rae’s steadfast refusal to settle for easy sentiment in the face of difficult outcomes.”
“The film is rife with visually lyrical moments that connect viewers with the young ones’ sorrows, fears, insights and hopes.”
“Reservations aside, I still came away from Daughters emotionally wrung out like a damp washcloth and infuriated at a system of punishment that too often fails everybody.”
Festivals & Screenings
Additional festivals and screenings will be listed here as they are confirmed.
Upcoming Screenings
- SCAD Savannah Film Festival
October 29th @ 11:00am - Spelman Black Girlhood Screening
November 1st @ 6:00pm
Limited Theatrical Release — August 8th-15th, 2024
- IFC Center New York, NY
- The Bay Theater Los Angeles, CA
- Landmark Opera Cinema San Francisco, CA
- Landmark E Street Cinema Washington, DC
- TIFF Lightbox Toronto, ON
- Picturehouse Central, London, UK
- Picturehouse Hackney London, UK
- Ritzy Brixton London, UK
Past Film Festival & Screenings
- Her Dream Deferred Youth Summit
March 29th - Full Frame Film Festival
April 4th - April 7th - Miami Film Festival
April 5th - April 14th - Sarasota Film Festival
April 5th - April 14th - Cleveland International Film Festival
April 3rd - April 13th - Minneapolis Film Festival
April 11th - April 25th - Hot Docs Film Festival
April 25th - May 5th - Sundance CDMX 2024
April 25th - April 28th - Seattle Black Film Festival
April 24th - April 28th - Independent Film Festival, Boston
May 1st - May 8th - DocLands Film Festival
May 3rd - DocLands Film Festival
May 5th - Daddying Forum
May 17th - Mendocino Film Festival
May 31st - Berkshire International Film Festival
June 1st - Bentonville Film Festival
June 14th - Provincetown Film Festival
June 13th - Sheffield Docfest
June 14th - DC DOX
June 16th - Cinetopia Film Festival
June 21st - Nantucket Film Festival
June 21st - Essence Film Festival
July 7th - Konbini Docs Club Screening
July 9th - BraveMaker Film Festival
July 11th - Half Moon Bay Screening
July 13th - Hammer Museum Summer Series
July 16th - Sundance Film Festival Local Lens
July 18th - Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival
August 5th @ 5:00pm - Rooftop Films
August 8th @ 7:45pm - newportFILM Festival
August 29th @ 7:30pm - Brookings Institute Screening
September 13th @ 2:00pm - Shine Global Screening
September 24th @ 7:00pm - San Quentin Film Festival
October 11th @ 5:30pm - Richmond Impact Screening
October 17th @ 6:00pm
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