Facilitate a Teen Daughters Screening and Discussion

If you would like your school or youth program to screen Daughters and host a follow-up conversation, this guide will help you get started. You must first request a screening through our website and then use the discussion guide to plan your event and lead your conversation.

If you are interested in facilitating your own discussion—or would like Girls For A Change to support with facilitation—an application is still required. Once submitted, we will guide you through the next steps.

This guide was created to help you use the film as a tool for dialogue, healing, and change. It provides a thoughtful and supportive structure for teens to engage with the film’s themes. Inside, you’ll find opening questions to ground the group, warm-up activities to build comfort and connection, and film-specific reflection prompts to help teens process what they witnessed. The guide explores leadership, identity, fatherhood, healing, and justice, encouraging deeper conversations rooted in care and cultural respect.

A Word from Our Co-Author, Jonah Miller

It was a pleasure to co-create and co-write the first Teen Discussion Guide for Daughters: A Documentary this summer. I am looking forward to seeing how students and youth use the guide to deepen their understanding and share their voices.

After using the guide, please complete the survey so we can learn from your experience. Your feedback will help us take action, make meaningful adjustments, and continue creating change—especially as we work to shift visitation practices and ensure that youth are at the forefront, never an afterthought or pushed to the margins of their incarcerated family members’ lives.

Thank you for your partnership in this important work.

Request a Screening

Small-group prompts create space for peer-to-peer sharing, while closing circle questions help participants reflect and reconnect emotionally. A facilitator script and safety and wellness guidelines ensure that discussions are held with consistency, care, and cultural sensitivity, centering the voices and well-being of every teen.

Please click the link to request your screening and begin planning your conversation. We look forward to supporting your impact screening.