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]
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| Produced by | |
| Cinematography | Michael "Cambio" Fernandez |
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| Music by | Kelsey Lu[1] |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 107 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
editFour 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.
Release
editThe 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 documentary.[4]
Reception
editAccolades
edit| Award | Date | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| Sundance Film Festival | January 28, 2024 | U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize | Daughters | Nominated | [5] |
| U.S. Documentary – Audience Award | Won | ||||
| Festival Favorite | Won | ||||
| Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | November 10, 2024 | Best Documentary Feature | Nominated | [6][7] | |
| 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 | [8] |
| Celebration of Cinema and Television | December 9, 2024 | Documentary Award | Won | [9] | |
| 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 | Pending | [10] |
| Outstanding Debut | Natalie Rae and Angela Patton | Pending | |||
| Audience Choice Prize | Daughters | Pending |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Daughters (2024)". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Kennedy, Lisa (2024-01-23). "'Daughters' Review: A Dance Becomes Both a Reunion and a Reckoning In a Sage Documentary". Variety. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ The Complete List of 2024 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners|Sundance Film Festival
- ^ Couch, Aaron (January 31, 2024). "Netflix Nabs Sundance Doc 'Daughters,' About Girls Reuniting With Their Incarcerated Fathers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ The Complete List of 2024 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners|Sundance Film Festival
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (October 14, 2024). "'Sugarcane' Leads Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jones, Kate Erbland,Marcus (2024-11-14). "Denis Villeneuve, Pamela Anderson, Steve McQueen, and More to Be Celebrated at IndieWire Honors". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Critics Choice Association Announces Full Slate of Honorees for the 7th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema and Television – Critics Choice Awards". Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ 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.