Josephine

United States2025120 minEnglish

After 8-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in Golden Gate Park, she acts out in search of a way to regain control of her safety while adults are helpless to console her.

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After 8-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in Golden Gate Park, she acts out in search of a way to regain control of her safety while adults are helpless to console her.

Writer-director Beth de Araújo creates a tense, devastating, and transcendently empathetic portrait of a young girl wrestling with a newly discovered fear and anger she can neither escape nor fully comprehend after her encounter with violence. Greta Zozula’s precise cinematography escalates the unease, frequently placing us in Josephine’s vulnerable, frustrated perspective as the film finds a bold and unique visual language to represent how the experience continues to haunt her.

Mason Reeves delivers a searching, tender performance as Josephine. As her fiercely protective father and sensitive mom, Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan give keenly felt turns as parents who are totally devoted to their struggling, beloved child but are ill-equipped to navigate the upheaval their family faces. Philip Ettinger does unforgettable work in a crucial, complex supporting role. — HZ

The following film contains mature content and is not recommended for audiences 17 and under.

Available in person. Also available online for the public (January 29–February 1) and credentialed press and industry (January 28–February 1).

U.S. Dramatic CompetitionAll FeaturesBIPOC StoriesDramaFictionClosed CaptionOpen CaptionU.S. Only- less

Screenings

in persononline

Jan 23, 2:45 PM MST
Premiere
Eccles Theatre
Park City
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Jan 24, 8:30 AM MST
Screening
The Ray Theatre
Park City
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Jan 26, 1:00 PM MST
Screening
Rose Wagner Center
Salt Lake City
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Jan 29, 4:00 PM MST
Screening
Megaplex Redstone - 1
Park City
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Feb 1, 4:30 PM MST
Screening
The Yarrow Theatre
Park City
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Jan 29, 3:00 PM GMT -
Feb 2, 6:55 AM GMT
Online Screening
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Credits

Director(s)
Beth de Araújo
Screenwriter
Beth de Araújo
Producers
David Kaplan
Josh Peters
Beth de Araújo
Marina Stabile
Mark H. Rapaport
Crystine Zhang
Cinematographer
Greta Zozula
Production Design
Tom Castronovo
Key Costumes
Bridget Bruce
Jillian Johns
Editor
Anisha Acharya
Nico Leunen
Kyle Reiter
Music Composer
Miles Ross
First Assistant Director
Laura Klein
Post-Producer
Kate Sharp
Principal Cast
Mason Reeves
Channing Tatum
Gemma Chan
Philip Ettinger
Syra McCarthy
Eleanore Pienta

Contact
Alejandra Buitrago
josephine@ssmandl.com

Meet the Artist

Beth de Araújo

Beth de Araújo’s debut feature film, Soft & Quiet, premiered in 2022 at SXSW and was acquired by Blumhouse. She was nominated for the 2022 Gotham Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award.

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