Daughters (2024 film)

2024 American film

Daughters

Release poster

Directed by|

* Natalie Rae
* Angela Patton

Produced by|

* Lisa Mazzotta[1]
* Justin Benoliel[1]
* Mindy Goldberg[1]
* Sam Bisbee[1]
* Kathryn Everett[1]
* Laura Choi Raycroft[1]
* James Cunningham[1]

Cinematography| Michael "Cambio" Fernandez
Edited by|

* Troy Josiah Lewis
* Adelina Bichis

Music by| Kelsey Lu[1]

Production
companies

* Object & Animal
* Epoch Films
* XTR
* Park Pictures
* Object & Animal

Distributed by| Netflix

Release dates

* January 22, 2024 (2024-01-22) (Sundance)
* August 14, 2024 (2024-08-14) (Netflix)

Running time

| 107 minutes[1]
Country| United States
Language| English

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 documentary also won a Peabody Award.[4]

## 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.[5]

## Reception

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### Accolades

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Award  | Date  | Category  | Recipient  | Result  | Ref.

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Sundance Film Festival | January 28, 2024 | U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize  | Daughters | Nominated  | [6]
U.S. Documentary – Audience Award  | Won
Festival Favorite  | Won
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | November 10, 2024 | Best Documentary Feature | Nominated  | [7][8]
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  | [9]
Astra Film Awards | December 8, 2024 | Best Documentary Feature  | Daughters | Nominated  | [10]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 8, 2024 | Best Documentary | Nominated  | [11]
Celebration of Cinema and Television | December 9, 2024  | Documentary Award  | Natalie Rae and Angela Patton  | Won  | [12]
Chicago Film Critics Association | December 12, 2024 | Best Documentary Film | Daughters | Nominated  | [13]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | December 15, 2024 | Best Documentary Feature | Nominated  | [14]
St. Louis Film Critics Association | December 15, 2024 | Best Documentary Feature | Nominated  | [15]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | December 18, 2024 | Best Documentary Film | 2nd place  | [16]
Florida Film Critics Circle | December 20, 2024 | Best Documentary Film | Nominated  | [17]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists | January 7, 2025  | Best Documentary Film  | Daughters | Nominated  | [18]
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  | [19]
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  | [20][21]
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  | [22]
Peabody Awards | May 1, 2025 | Documentary  | Won  | [23]
News and Documentary Emmy Awards | June 26, 2025 | Outstanding Social Issue Documentary  | Daughters | Nominated  | [24]
Outstanding Direction: Documentary  | Angela Patton, Natalie Rae  | Nominated

## 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. ^ "Daughters". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
5. ^ Couch, Aaron (January 31, 2024). "Netflix Nabs Sundance Doc 'Daughters,' About Girls Reuniting With Their Incarcerated Fathers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
6. ^ The Complete List of 2024 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners|Sundance Film Festival
7. ^ Lewis, Hilary (October 14, 2024). "'Sugarcane' Leads Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
8. ^ 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.
9. ^ 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)
10. ^ Pond, Steve (November 25, 2024). "'Wicked' Leads Nominations for Astra Film Awards". TheWrap. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
11. ^ Neglia, Matt (2024-12-08). "The 2024 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
12. ^ "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.
13. ^ "The 2024 Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
14. ^ "2024 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Nominations". AwardsWatch. 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
15. ^ "The 2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. 2024-12-07. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
16. ^ "Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association – Official site of the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association". 2024-12-18. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
17. ^ Neglia, Matt (20 December 2024). "The 2024 Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
18. ^ "The 2024 EDA Award Nominees". Alliance of Women Film Journalists. 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
19. ^ 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.
20. ^ 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.
21. ^ "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.
22. ^ "Recipients of 18th Television Academy Honors Announced". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
23. ^ "85th Annual Peabody Awards Announce Winners". Peabody Awards. May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
24. ^ Pedersen, Erik (May 1, 2025). "News & Documentary Emmy Nominations Revealed". Deadline Hollywood.

## External links

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* Daughters at IMDb

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