Daughters (2024 film)

Daughters
Release poster
Directed by
Produced by
CinematographyMichael "Cambio" Fernandez
Edited by
  • Troy Josiah Lewis
  • Adelina Bichis
Music byKelsey Lu[1]
Production
companies
  • Object & Animal
  • Epoch Films
  • XTR
  • Park Pictures
  • Object & Animal
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • January 22, 2024 (2024-01-22) (Sundance)
  • August 14, 2024 (2024-08-14) (Netflix)
Running time
107 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Daughters is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Natalie Rae and Angela Patton. It follows a group of incarcerated men and their daughters. It premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2024, where it won the Audience Award: U.S. Documentary.[2][3] The film also won a 2025 Peabody Award.[4]

Premise

Four young girls whose ages range from 5-15 prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C., jail.[5] Aubrey, Santana, Raziah, and Ja’Ana are participants in a program run by Patton's organization, Girls For A Change.

Production

Rae contacted Patton about working together after seeing Patton's 2012 TED talk, "A father-daughter dance ... in prison."[5]

The crew followed the girls for eight years, beginning in the first year the program held a Washington, D.C. dance.[2][6][5]

Release

The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2024, where it won the Audience Award: U.S. Documentary. A few days later, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film.[7]

Reception

Accolades

Award Date Category Recipient Result Ref.
Sundance Film Festival January 28, 2024 U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize Daughters Nominated [3]
U.S. Documentary – Audience Award Won
Festival Favorite Won
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards November 10, 2024 Best Documentary Feature Nominated [8][9]
Best Director Natalie Rae and Angela Patton Nominated
Best New Documentary Filmmaker(s) Won
Best Score Kelsey Lu Nominated
Best Cinematography Michael "Cambio" Fernandez Nominated
Best Editing Troy Lewis and Adelina Bichiș Nominated
Winter IndieWire Honors December 5, 2024 Magnify Award Natalie Rae and Angela Patton Won [10]
Astra Film Awards December 8, 2024 Best Documentary Feature Daughters Nominated [11]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 8, 2024 Best Documentary Nominated [12]
Celebration of Cinema and Television December 9, 2024 Documentary Award Natalie Rae and Angela Patton Won [13]
Chicago Film Critics Association December 12, 2024 Best Documentary Film Daughters Nominated [14]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle December 15, 2024 Best Documentary Feature Nominated [15]
St. Louis Film Critics Association December 15, 2024 Best Documentary Feature Nominated [16]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 18, 2024 Best Documentary Film 2nd place [17]
Florida Film Critics Circle December 20, 2024 Best Documentary Film Nominated [18]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists January 7, 2025 Best Documentary Film Daughters Nominated [19]
Cinema Eye Honors January 9, 2024 Outstanding Non-Fiction Feature Natalie Rae, Angela Patton, Lisa Mazzotta, Justin Benoliel, James Cunningham, Mindy Goldberg, Sam Bisbee, Kathryn Everett, Laura Choi Raycroft, Adrian Aurelius, Philip Nicolai Flindt, Michael Cambio Fernandez, and Kelsey Lu Nominated [20]
Outstanding Debut Natalie Rae and Angela Patton Nominated
Audience Choice Prize Daughters Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards February 8, 2025 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries Natalie Rae and Angela Patton Nominated [21][22]
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences May 1, 2025 Television Academy Honors Award A Netflix Documentary / An Object & Animal and Epoch Films Production / A Park Pictures and XTR Production / In Association with OPC, World of HA, Simpson Street, and Two One Five Won [23]
Peabody Awards May 1, 2025 Documentary Won [24]
News and Documentary Emmy Awards June 26, 2025 Outstanding Social Issue Documentary Daughters Nominated [25]
Outstanding Direction: Documentary Angela Patton, Natalie Rae Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Daughters (2024)". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Kennedy, Lisa (January 23, 2024). "'Daughters' Review: A Dance Becomes Both a Reunion and a Reckoning In a Sage Documentary". Variety. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. ^ a b The Complete List of 2024 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners|Sundance Film Festival
  4. ^ "Daughters". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c Lu, Kelsey (September 6, 2024). "How Directors Angela Patton and Natalie Rae Made the Year's Most Wrenching Documentary". Interview Magazine. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  6. ^ spicer, lucy (August 16, 2024). "Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Angela Patton and Natalie Rae, the Co-Directors of "Daughters" - sundance.org". Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  7. ^ Couch, Aaron (January 31, 2024). "Netflix Nabs Sundance Doc 'Daughters,' About Girls Reuniting With Their Incarcerated Fathers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  8. ^ Lewis, Hilary (October 14, 2024). "'Sugarcane' Leads Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  9. ^ Lewis, Hilary (November 10, 2024). "Critics Choice Documentary Awards: 'Super/Man' and 'Will & Harper' Tie for Best Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  10. ^ Jones, Kate Erbland, Marcus (November 14, 2024). "Denis Villeneuve, Pamela Anderson, Steve McQueen, and More to Be Celebrated at IndieWire Honors". IndieWire. Retrieved November 15, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Pond, Steve (November 25, 2024). "'Wicked' Leads Nominations for Astra Film Awards". TheWrap. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  12. ^ Neglia, Matt (December 8, 2024). "The 2024 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "The Critics Choice Association Announces Full Slate of Honorees for the 7th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema and Television – Critics Choice Awards". Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "The 2024 Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "2024 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Nominations". AwardsWatch. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "The 2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  17. ^ "Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association – Official site of the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association". December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  18. ^ Neglia, Matt (December 20, 2024). "The 2024 Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  19. ^ "The 2024 EDA Award Nominees". Alliance of Women Film Journalists. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  20. ^ Hipes, Patrick (October 24, 2024). "Cinema Eye Honors: 'Girls State', 'Ren Faire' Lead Broadcast Nominees; Audience Choice Award Longlist Revealed". Deadline. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  21. ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice; Lewis, Hilary (January 7, 2025). "DGA Awards: The Bear, Shogun and The Penguin Lead TV Nominations with Three Nods Each". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  22. ^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2024" (Press release). Los Angeles: Directors Guild of America. January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  23. ^ "Recipients of 18th Television Academy Honors Announced". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  24. ^ "85th Annual Peabody Awards Announce Winners". Peabody Awards. May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  25. ^ Pedersen, Erik (May 1, 2025). "News & Documentary Emmy Nominations Revealed". Deadline Hollywood.
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