‘Daughters’ Documentary Receives Sundance Awards, Positive Reviews, Accolades
Incarcerated fathers and daughters reunite at a daddy-daughter dance in Sundance documentary
Excerpt From AP News:
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Angela Patton has devoted her career to listening to the needs of young girls. Over a decade ago, the CEO of the nonprofit Girls For a Change and founder of Camp Diva Leadership Academy helped start a program in Richmond, Virginia, that created a daddy daughter dance for girls whose fathers are in prison. The “Date With Dad” idea wasn’t hers, however. It came from a 12-year-old Black girl.
The popularity of a 2012 TEDWomen talk about the initiative, which has been viewed over 1 million times, had many filmmakers clamoring to tell the story. But she didn’t feel anyone was right until Natalie Rae came along.
“Natalie actually made the effort and put the energy in to come to visit with me, to meet the families that I have worked with in the past, and just to learn and be a willing participant,” Patton told The Associated Press in a recent interview.
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Other press coverage included the various outlets below.
January 19, 2024 – Deadline – Kerry Washington Signs On To Executive Produce Sundance Competition Documentary ‘Daughters‘
January 22, 2024 – The Playlist – ‘Daughters’ Review: Imprisoned Fathers Attempt To Connect With Their Children In This Emotion-Soaked Documentary [Sundance]
January 23, 2024 – Variety – ‘Daughters’ Review: A Dance Becomes Both a Reunion and a Reckoning In a Sage Documentary
January 23, 2024 – AP News – Incarcerated fathers and daughters reunite at a daddy-daughter dance in Sundance documentary
January 25, 2024 – IndieWire – ‘Daughters’ Review: A Father-Daughter Dance in Jail Backdrops a Moving Documentary About the Inhumanity of America’s Prison System
January 26, 2024 – Variety – Sundance Film Festival Awards: ‘In the Summers’ and ‘Daughters’ Top Winners List
January 26, 2024 – Point of View Magazine – Daughters Review: An Exceptional Dance of Truth and Circumstance
January 27, 2024 – Essence – Angela Patton and Natalie Rae’s ‘Daughters’ Takes Home Sundance Festival Favorite Award
January 30, 2024 – Elle – The Best Sundance Films to Look Out for in 2024
PHOTO CREDITS: PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 26: DIRECTORS (L-R) NATALIE RAE AND ANGELA PATTON HOLD THE U.S. DOCUMENTARY AUDIENCE AWARD AND FESTIVAL FAVORITE AWARD FOR THEIR FILM DAUGHTERS DURING THE 2024 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS AT THE RAY ON JANUARY 26, 2024 IN PARK CITY, UTAH. (PHOTO BY MATT WINKELMEYER/GETTY IMAGES)