A documentary about a Richmond-based daddy-daughter dance program was picked up by Netflix after racking up awards at the Sundance Film Festival.
Driving the news: “Daughters,” a film that follows four young girls as they prepare for a dance with their incarcerated fathers, will be available “soon” on Netflix, according to a release last week from the streaming service .
- The doc premiered at Sundance late last month and received both the “Festival Favorite” and Audience awards.
Why it matters: ” Daughters ” was co-directed by Richmonder Angela Patton , who founded the ” Date With Dad ” dance program under the umbrella of her Richmond-based Girls For a Change nonprofit.
Zoom in: While the documentary follows the four girls visiting their incarcerated fathers in D.C., the initiative began in Richmond in the city jail in 2012 .
Flashback: Patton’s nonprofit launched the first Date with Dad dance as part of the organization’s broader mission to empower young Black Richmond girls.