Daughters (2024 film)
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| 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 |
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
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
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
Accolades
| 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
- ^ 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
- ^ "Daughters". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ 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) - ^ Pond, Steve (November 25, 2024). "'Wicked' Leads Nominations for Astra Film Awards". TheWrap. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Neglia, Matt (2024-12-08). "The 2024 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The 2024 Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ "2024 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Nominations". AwardsWatch. 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "The 2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. 2024-12-07. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ "Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association – Official site of the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association". 2024-12-18. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Neglia, Matt (20 December 2024). "The 2024 Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "The 2024 EDA Award Nominees". Alliance of Women Film Journalists. 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Recipients of 18th Television Academy Honors Announced". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ "85th Annual Peabody Awards Announce Winners". Peabody Awards. May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (May 1, 2025). "News & Documentary Emmy Nominations Revealed". Deadline Hollywood.
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