New trailer released for Beth de Araújo's 'Josephine' with Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan
A new trailer has been released for Beth de Araújo's Sundance-premiered drama 'Josephine', in which Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan play parents of a girl who witnesses an assault. It opens in theaters on 20 November.
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Left · 2A new trailer has been released for Josephine, the second feature from writer and director Beth de Araújo, starring Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan. IndieWireLC “Writer and director Beth de Araújo's second feature is all about the wrenching horror of the world that children can see and the cost of bearing witness.” Read at IndieWire ↗ The A.V. ClubLC “Sumerian Pictures has released a new, anxiety-riddled trailer for 2026 Sundance breakout Josephine from writer, producer, and director Beth de Araújo.” Read at The A.V. Club ↗ Left · 2Tatum and Chan play parents whose young daughter, Josephine, played by newcomer Mason Reeves in her acting debut, witnesses an assault in a San Francisco park. IndieWireLC “their daughter Josephine (newcomer Mason Reeves) witnesses an assault in the San Francisco park where they like to jog.” Read at IndieWire ↗ The A.V. ClubLC “Mason Lily Reeves, in her acting debut” Read at The A.V. Club ↗ Left · 1The A.V. Club gives the official logline: the film follows the psychological fallout after eight-year-old Josephine witnesses a brutal crime in Golden Gate Park, as her parents struggle to help her cope while facing the moral responsibility of demanding justice. The A.V. ClubLC “JOSEPHINE follows the psychological fallout after eight-year-old Josephine (Reeves) witnesses a brutal crime in Golden Gate Park.” Read at The A.V. Club ↗
Left · 1According to the A.V. Club, the trailer shows Josephine taking the stand to testify, and her father Damien (Tatum) training her in the park where she sees the crime, while Damien and Claire (Chan) grapple with her well-being and the family's safety. The A.V. ClubLC “first stone-silent seconds showing little Josephine (Reeves) taking the stand to testify to what she saw”“We also see Damien and Claire (Chan) grapple with Josephine's immediate well-being and their family's safety” Read at The A.V. Club ↗ Left · 1IndieWire reports that the inciting incident is loosely based on something that happened to de Araújo when she was young. IndieWireLC “The inciting incident is loosely based on something that actually happened to writer and director Beth de Araújo when she was young.” Read at IndieWire ↗ Left · 2The film premiered at Sundance, where, per the A.V. Club, it won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award, and it has since played the festival circuit, including TIFF. The A.V. ClubLC “scored the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award earlier this year” Read at The A.V. Club ↗ IndieWireLC “has made the festival circuit this fall to great acclaim” Read at IndieWire ↗
Left · 1De Araújo told IndieWire at TIFF that the project went from a first draft in 2014 through a 2018 revision at the Sundance Labs, and that Reeves was cast only six weeks before shooting. IndieWireLC “from a first draft in 2014 to an important 2018 revision as part of that year's Sundance Labs” Read at IndieWire ↗ Left · 2Both outlets quote their own critics praising the film: IndieWire's Kate Erbland calls it a steady accumulation of dread, and the A.V. Club's Jacob Oller calls it "harrowing, critical, and undeniably powerful." IndieWireLC “her sophomore feature is more about the steady accumulation of dread.” Read at IndieWire ↗ The A.V. ClubLC “harrowing, critical, and undeniably powerful” Read at The A.V. Club ↗ Left · 2Josephine opens in select theaters on 20 November, and the A.V. Club says it goes nationwide on 4 December. IndieWireLC ““Josephine” releases in theaters on Friday, November 20.” Read at IndieWire ↗ The A.V. ClubLC “hits select theaters beginning on November 20 and goes nationwide December 4” Read at The A.V. Club ↗
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- Framing
- Both outlets treat the trailer as promotion for an acclaimed film, leading with the parents' ordeal and de Araújo's craft, and quote their own critics' praise.
- Emphasis
- IndieWire stresses the director's background, the film's personal origin and her TIFF comments; the A.V. Club stresses the trailer's content, the logline, awards and release dates.
- Leaves out or plays down
- IndieWire omits the nationwide date and the Sundance awards; the A.V. Club omits the film's personal origin and development history.
- Charged language
- “wrenching horror”“anxiety-riddled”“harrowing, critical, and undeniably powerful”
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“Araújo remains undefeated when it comes to making stunning films that I will both heartily recommend and never, ever watch again.” — IndieWire
“has received near-universal acclaim for its performances and its sense of tension and introspection” — The A.V. Club
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What every side reports
- A new Josephine trailer has been released.
- The film stars Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan as parents of a girl, played by Mason Reeves, who witnesses an assault in a San Francisco park.
- Beth de Araújo wrote and directed the film, which premiered at Sundance.
- The film opens in theaters on 20 November.
Beth de Araújo person
De Araújo says the film grew from a 2014 draft and that the cast and crew felt a responsibility to give young Reeves a good experience.
“I think everyone felt a real responsibility to make sure Mason had a good experience,”” — IndieWire
Left2 articles
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‘Josephine’ Trailer: Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan Can’t Parent Away an Act of Violence
Sympathetic Presents the trailer as a showcase for a director whose work it praises, stressing emotional weight and the film's personal origins.
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Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan grapple with what comes next in new Josephine trailer
Sympathetic Reports the trailer release as promotion for an acclaimed Sundance winner, describing its contents and giving the logline and release dates.
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- 14 Oct 17:00 First IndieWireLC ‘Josephine’ Trailer: Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan Can’t Parent Away an Act of Violence
- 14 Oct 18:58 +1h 58m The A.V. ClubLC Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan grapple with what comes next in new Josephine trailer
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