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Daughters

Country: United States, Language: English, 102 mins

  • Director: Angela Patton, Natalie Rae
  • Producer: Lance Acord, Justin Benoliel, Sam Bisbee, Donovan M. Boden, Laura Choi, Morgan Clement, James Cunningham, Kathryn Everett, Isil Gilderdale, Mindy Goldberg, J.M. Harper, Emily Harris, Mike Hasinoff, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Lydia Kives, Lisa Mazzotta, Wendy Neu, Angela Patton, Paul Rachman, Jessica Seinfeld, Dom Thomas, Harland Weiss

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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 moving lesson in empathy and forgiveness, Daughters is a result of an eight-year documentary journey that filmmaker Natalie Rae and Angela Patton, an activist advocating for “at-promise” girls, embarked upon. As Aubrey, Santana, Raziah, and Ja’Ana get ready for the special event, they speak candidly about their hopes, dreams, and disappointments. There is an innate wisdom and honesty to what they share about their dads’ inconsistent presence; an awareness far beyond their years. Daughters meaningfully challenges many stereotypes around incarceration and serves as a poignant reminder that maintaining family bonds can be both healing and empowering. We get to witness a lot of joy, but in keeping with the film’s vérité style, Rae and Patton don’t shy away from more challenging moments, including heartbreak, skepticism, reluctance to engage, and anger. But then comes a classic dad joke, and the mood shifts again.—AT


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