Behind the scenes of documentary “Daughters”

Published: Aug 24, 2024 Duration: 00:03:53 Category: Entertainment

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now to a look at a powerful Netflix documentary daughters is an emotional look at incarcerated fathers connecting with their daughters and ABC's Morgan Norwood spoke to the women behind it Morgan good morning good morning to you Mary the award-winning documentary centers around a fatherdaughter dance and follows four girls as they prepare to reunite with their imprisoned dads the film lays be the emotional told these daughters suffer when their fathers are behind bars you may want to get your tissues ready daughters a new documentary streaming on Netflix is sure to tug at your heartstrings I like it the film follows four young girls as they get ready to meet up with their Dads at a dance these girls just needed a way to invite their fathers into their lives but this is not your usual fatherdaughter dance you see these DS are locked up in a Washington DC prison I don't even remember his face I don't remember nothing about my father Angela Patton one of the film's directors is also the CEO for girls for a change a nonprofit that aims to empower black girls so I asked the girls how can we help other girls develop healthy relationships with their fathers let's have a dance for many of these girls The Stance will be the only time they'll be allowed to touch or even hug their dads while they're behind bars sometimes when they talk to him tell him about my day and I remember he's not here the fathers at the prison who want to take part in the dance must first complete a 10-week program just the detail you know that they talked about their girls their favorite color she's got three favorite colors and she's lost her teeth and she's riding on a bike the dads open up about their struggles to maintain relationships with their children while behind bars my daughter was born when I was in prison I had to see her through a glass couldn't kiss her couldn't hold her the toughest moment is Al always when the girls have to leave the dance they didn't know it was going to hit them so hard it's a heart-wrenching journey as viewers find themselves fiercely rooting for these girls and their incarcerated fathers to bond and heal I would tell him that I'm sick and and myself cry because the stuff that you do I'm so um grateful that the authenticity of these girls is shining everything that they shared with us that was so personal and vulnerable you miss him when when he say he love me I said I'm going say I love him more one of the girls who sure to steal viewers Hearts is 5-year-old Aubrey I'm the smartest one in my class my dad is the third strongest Dad I know when I first met Aubrey and she wanted to take me on this tour in her backyard and show me all the places that her dad and her would catch butterflies daughters also shows the strains that family's faces more and more prisons restrict and prohibit inperson visits we want to make sure people saw that these fathers our fathers that are serving time but what it's doing to the family structure and while the documentary does deal with some heavy topics the directors say the film is also filled with the message of hope it's emotional but it's also super uplifting and funny and these girls are incredible and they're they're sharing something so deep within themselves it's very healing so according to the film only 5% of The Men Who complete that program returned to prison after their release this documentary was an eight-year labor of love but the filmmakers say their connection to these families will last a lifetime incredibly powerful I do recommend watching I mean it's just another aspect of the Criminal Justice System um that we're forced to examine and so many people are talking about this document and these girls are just amazing amazing power and strength of the whole family too put that together thank you Morgan we appreciate it

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