This documentary follows the lives of four girls whose fathers are incarcerated and their participation in the 'Date With Dad' program. It explores the joy and heartbreak of their reunions, highlighting the impact of the criminal justice system on families.
Joyous and heartbreaking in equal measure, “Daughters” captures with alert sensitivity the lives of four girls whose fathers are incarcerated in a Washington, D.C., prison. Santana, Aubrey, Ja’Ana and Raziah — who were between 5 and 15 years old during the core events of the film — all are part of a program called Date With Dad.
Launched in 2008 and run by the organization Girls for a Change, it reunites Black girls with their fathers, who have exchanged prison orange for suits and ties to participate in a kind of father-daughter prom. Produced over five years, beginning in 2019, the film arose after Girls for a Change leader Angela Patton gave a 2012 TED Talk about the program, which originated in her hometown of Richmond, Va. Despite intense interest from filmmakers, she held off on offers until she heard from Natalie Rae, a Canadian music video director who was inspired by the story. “Natalie's email was the only one that really centered the girls,” says Patton, who joined Rae in a recent Zoom conversation. “She definitely understood that it should be a collaborative effort. I thought, ‘Why not just give it a shot?’” The film, available on Netflix, achieves a sometimes acute degree of intimacy as it maps a vivid spectrum of feelings before, during and after the reunions. Part of that is simply allowing the strong and endearing personalities to shine through the camera lens, but it’s also about the quiet dignity on display when no words are spoken. “They were brought into the idea that this could actually do the world some good, but it was also therapeutic for them,” says co-director Patton of the participants. “No one has asked them questions like this. No one usually cares about a family that is impacted by the horrible conditions and practices of the criminal justice system.” Rae committed to a recurring cycle of visits to the girls and their families with a relaxed time fram
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