Josephine

After accidentally witnessing a rape in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, eight-year-old Josephine begins to exhibit violent behavior and paranoia. The trauma destabilizes her family as her parents seek justice and try to find a way to restore their lost sense of security.

Based on true events.

Beth de Araújo (San Francisco, USA, 1985) is a screenwriter and director. She holds a degree in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MFA from the American Film Institute. She made her feature-film debut with Soft & Quiet (El club del odio, 2022), which premiered at SXSW in Austin and earned her a nomination for the Gotham Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award. Her second film, Josephine (2026), premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at Sundance, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award, and also competed at the Berlin Film Festival.

Year of Production: 2026

Time: 119’

Country: United States

Language: English. Original version with Spanish subtitles

Director: Beth de Araújo

Cast: Mason Reeves, Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan

Production: David Kaplan, Josh Peters, Beth de Araújo

Script: Beth de Araújo

Director of Photography: Greta Zozula

Production Companies: Free Association, Kaplan Morrison

International Sales: Goodfellas

Distribution: A Contracorriente Films

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at Sundance. Selected for the Berlin, Rio and San Sebastián Film Festivals

Premiere in Madrid