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Daughters

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Four young girls prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C. jail. A generation of youth bare the weight of mass incarceration on their childhoods. These wounds impair development and can last a lifetime. In-person visitation for these families has been systematically shut down across the US since 2014, replaced with video conference apps the families have to pay for. This unique program involves dance, touch and celebration that transcends the prison walls. On the inside, we watch the fathers go through a 12-week Fatherhood Training Program that prepares them for the intensity of the dance and the emotional fallout.
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Critics Consensus

In defiance of an inhumane prison system emerges a tender and touching light for incarcerated fathers to finally hold and dance with their Daughters.

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Claudia Puig FilmWeek (LAist) 08/28/2024
A poignant and beautiful film. Go to Full Review
Peter Rainer FilmWeek (LAist) 08/28/2024
I defy anybody not to get teary-eyed. Go to Full Review
Ty Burr Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) 08/23/2024
3.5/4
Racial inequities of American culture and the cruelties of the carceral state are never directly addressed in Daughters. They don’t need to be. It’s all right there in the faces of a father and his child seeing each other for the first time. Go to Full Review
Cate Young Thirty, Flirty + Film Nov 5
It's hard to argue for the cultural merit of a corny dad joke. But in the deeply moving new documentary from directors Angela Patton and Natalie Rae, dad jokes are nothing short of a mark of triumph. Go to Full Review
Marissa Hill Shade Studios Jul 30
The emotional heart of Daughters lies in how it captures the first moments of reunion between the fathers and daughters, and those moments are so full of weight and anticipation. Go to Full Review
Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Feb 6
3.5/5
For the most part the film comes across as a celebration of this moment as a light in the darkness, but it will likely leave some viewers additionally uncomfortable. Go to Full Review
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Nancy @bedoop123 Nov 3 A necessary movie to watch to bear witness to the reality of incarceration and families of those incarcerated. See more Fong Kok Hoong F Sep 7 Wrenching hearts and uplifting souls, this BAFTA nominee in the Best Documentary category and Sundance-award winner features the Date with Dad Weekend program where incarcerated fathers dance and bond with their daughters in a very rare opportunity and trails the emotionally charged journeys of the inmates and four of their girls before and after that one precious tearjerking reunion. See more Tom F Aug 29 Emotionally powerful documentary about how mass incarceration destroys multiple generations. See more Kyle M Aug 28 While it secondarily contributes to a critically insightful discussion regarding the prison system that doesn’t delve much into, this emotional documentary mainly focuses on framing a reverent portrait on struggling distant fatherhood from the perspective of both sides, thus becoming one of the most humane and beautifully raw feats. (A-) See more dave d Mar 31 A necessary and impactful documentary feature on the 'Dances with Dad' prison program and how it changes the lives of those involved for the better. It could have easily been condensed by 25-30 minutes, but there are moments that are touching and others that will break you. It is a very tough watch as the viewer is thrown into the times of the inmates and the children. An important film. Final Score: 8/10 See more Valerii Ege D Mar 13 Daughters gains its full meaning through the statistic revealed at the end of the documentary. In a world where most former inmates end up back in prison, it gently highlights the profound importance of building family bonds. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Four young girls prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers, as part of a unique fatherhood program in a Washington, D.C. jail. A generation of youth bare the weight of mass incarceration on their childhoods. These wounds impair development and can last a lifetime. In-person visitation for these families has been systematically shut down across the US since 2014, replaced with video conference apps the families have to pay for. This unique program involves dance, touch and celebration that transcends the prison walls. On the inside, we watch the fathers go through a 12-week Fatherhood Training Program that prepares them for the intensity of the dance and the emotional fallout.
Director
Angela Patton, Natalie Rae
Producer
Natalie Rae, Lisa Mazzotta, Justin Benoliel, Mindy Goldberg, Sam Bisbee, Kathryn Everett, Laura Choi, James Cunningham
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Object & Animal, Epoch Films, Park Pictures, OPC, XTR
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 9, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 14, 2024
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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