The subject matter: the impacts of mass incarceration on children and the need to improve visitation practices in jails and prisons to keep family bonds intact
The film: DAUGHTERS
Daughters follows four young girls as they prepare for a special father-daughter dance with their incarcerated fathers. For most of the daughters, the dance will be the only time they will be able to touch or hug their fathers during sentences, some of which are as long as 20 years.
A result of an eight-year documentary journey, Daughters inhabits the lives of these young girls, leaving the audience to witness firsthand the rippling effects of their fathers’ absence, as well as the love their fathers have for them. What unfolds is an intimate, healing portrayal of a generation of youth bearing the weight of mass incarceration, while still showing what is possible.
The nonprofit: GIRLS FOR A CHANGE
Girls For A Change is dedicated to preparing Black girls for the world and the world for Black girls. Its programs are designed to empower Black girls as leaders and catalysts for change, helping them understand their world, celebrate their identity and heritage, become their greatest advocates for their rights, and discover connectivity through sisterhood building while strengthening their connection to their community.
Subject Matter’s grant will help Girls For A Change establish an education fund that will provide much needed resources so the girls who participated in the film can attend a 2 or 4 year college, and aims to help counteract the impacts of mass incarceration on their childhoods.
Subject Matter will donate $100 to Girls For A Change for every person who makes a donation of any size during the Sundance Film Festival (up to $5,000)!
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As an official supporter of the Sundance Institute, Subject Matter will host a public panel discussion at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival at 11:30 am MT on January 23rd at The Box at The Ray. The discussion will bring together the filmmakers behind Daughters and the leaders of Girls For A Change to discuss the film, the issues, and how inspired audiences can join them in building an education fund for the girls featured in the film. RSVP here!
Daughters received a $25,000 grant to support their audience outreach and impact efforts. Girls For A Change received a $20,000 grant to establish an education fund for the girls who participated in the film so they can attend a 2 or 4 year college. The fund aims to help counteract the impacts of mass incarceration on their childhoods.
The Filmmakers & Nonprofit Leaders
