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Daughters | Official Trailer | Netflix

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.

Daughters premieres on Netflix, August 14th.
Transcript
00:00Earth take one year to circle around Sun.
00:09It will keep going. It will never stop.
00:17One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. I see my dad.
00:25I don't remember nothing about my father. Nothing at all.
00:31These girls just needed a way to invite their fathers into their lives on their own terms.
00:44My daughter was born when I was in prison. I had to see her through a glass. Couldn't kiss her, couldn't hold her.
00:50My mother was incarcerated, paid 10 years. It's like, damn, man, my daughter going through the same thing that I've been through.
00:59It's not okay. It's affecting me.
01:04I'm just getting older and like won't be here to see them memories.
01:11One girl said, my dad can't come to the dance because he's in jail.
01:15One girl said, my dad can't come to the dance because he's in jail.
01:20And one girl suggested, why don't we just take the dance in the jail?
01:24You guys, it's a golden opportunity to see your daughters and spend time with them.
01:30But I'm going to be very honest with you guys.
01:35It's going to be an emotional roller coaster for you.
01:37It's going to be an emotional roller coaster for you.
01:45I like it.
01:50I'm going to be touching this like nothing else on earth.
01:54How memories are formed by kids. This is for life.
02:08Love you.
02:11Love you too.
02:19I'm always be here for you.
02:37I'm always be here for you.