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Daughters (2024 film)

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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]

Premise

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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.

Release

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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 documentary.[4]

Reception

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Accolades

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Award Date Category Recipient Result Ref.
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]
Astra Film Awards December 8, 2024 Best Documentary Feature Daughters Pending [9]
Celebration of Cinema and Television December 9, 2024 Documentary Award Natalie Rae and Angela Patton Won [10]
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 [11]
Outstanding Debut Natalie Rae and Angela Patton Pending
Audience Choice Prize Daughters Pending

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Daughters (2024)". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ The Complete List of 2024 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners|Sundance Film Festival
  4. ^ Couch, Aaron (January 31, 2024). "Netflix Nabs Sundance Doc 'Daughters,' About Girls Reuniting With Their Incarcerated Fathers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  5. ^ The Complete List of 2024 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners|Sundance Film Festival
  6. ^ Lewis, Hilary (October 14, 2024). "'Sugarcane' Leads Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ Pond, Steve (November 25, 2024). "'Wicked' Leads Nominations for Astra Film Awards". TheWrap. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
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