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U.S. Dramatic Competition

Josephine

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United States2025120 minEnglish
Josephine

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

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  • 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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    ASL (Q&A only)ASL (Q&A only)

  • 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

Panelist Name

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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